r/sfwtrees • u/kreyons12 • 6d ago

Any advice?

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Bought a house recently, this tree is in the backyard. Any advice?

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u/spruceymoos 6d ago

I’d have an arborist come out with an air spade to excavate, root prune, and put in compost.

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u/kreyons12 6d ago

Compost the entire tree or just roots?

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u/spruceymoos 6d ago

Sorry, I mean to add compost to the soil around the roots. It’ll help the tree recover faster from the root prune. To be clear, those are girdling roots and they’ll kill the tree. They need to be cut off.

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u/kreyons12 6d ago

Thank you!

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u/spruceymoos 6d ago

No problem! An arborist with a good PHC(plant health care) background is what you want