Beware the Wrath of the Tree Roots
This scene on Washington Avenue is a reminder of how powerfully destructive tree roots can be. In this case, the victim was a huge chunk of bluestone; in others, it can be old clay pipes getting strangled to death. Wonder if they thought about the consequences when these were planted over a century ago.
This scene on Washington Avenue is a reminder of how powerfully destructive tree roots can be. In this case, the victim was a huge chunk of bluestone; in others, it can be old clay pipes getting strangled to death. Wonder if they thought about the consequences when these were planted over a century ago.
12:40 is correct; root cuttings can be arranged for free from the parks department, although the owner is responsible for opening the sidewalk.
the posts stating that the owner is solely responsible for repairing the sidewalk is only partially correct. For details, see: http://tinyurl.com/y768a4
Hey ANP, 11:54. Was this on Java Street? Could be my house. We need to do something. We will definitely preserve the blue stone. Somehow.
I also agree that B’stoner is either a great manipulative moderator with this kind of annoying post, or else (more likely) he’s the FAR hugging, tree-phobic capitalist we know him to be.
If I didn’t know better brownstoner, I’d swear you throw out these things just to bait us… you can’t seriously be against street trees, can you?
You can contact the Parks department. They will shave the roots at no cost. They done that on our street a few years ago. The trees do not die because of it.
I just dealt with that in front of our home–so no nimby here–and as much as I value the bluestone sidewalks we opted to pull part of ours up because the trees were more important and this would only keep happening. You can have an arborist come in and prune the roots, and then you can re-lay the stone, but you need someone who knows what they’re doing or you can kill the tree. The true danger is that if someone comes along and trips and falls it’s the homeowner that gets sued. In a perfect word I’d keep both of course.
Anon 11:45
Huh? Another troll throwing around the “NIMBY” cards…I don’t get your point?
Anon 11:33
You are responsible for your sidewalk (from your property line to the street, depending on the sidewalk lean), the City for the tree and street. Not sure if your part includes the curb…
NIMBYs don’t like functioning sewers?
I think not.
Cut the trees dowon in your backyard. Leave mine alone.
The homeowner is responsible, but the mayor has “sidewalk assistance program” which pay for some of the work. Request more information using the 311 system.
NIMBYs now want to preserve all trees. So what if they choke of sewers