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Posted by Mitulove on September 27, 2008, 2:17 pm
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Hello,
Another question about the plants in my new garden..
We've got this maple (Acer L.) (I think) growing very close to the house. It
comes out of the ground just 4 inches or so away from the wall. I
can't imagine why someone would have purposely planted it like that,
yet there it is, growing very happily. Is this kind of tree going to
cause problems? Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks,
Lanna
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Mitulove
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Posted by David E. Ross on September 27, 2008, 12:25 pm
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On 9/27/2008 11:17 AM, Mitulove wrote:
> Hello,
> Another question about the plants in my new garden..
> We've got this maple (Acer L.) (I think) growing very close to the house. It
> comes out of the ground just 4 inches or so away from the wall. I
> can't imagine why someone would have purposely planted it like that,
> yet there it is, growing very happily. Is this kind of tree going to
> cause problems? Any advice gratefully received.
> Thanks,
> Lanna
>
When the tree grows larger -- when the diameter of the trunk increases
by 10 inches (5 inches of radius) -- the tree will be pushing very hard
on the wall.
I don't really know how thick a maple's trunk will grow. But I have
several trees that are significantly thicker now than when they were
planted. Some increase by an inch or two every year.
--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/>
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Posted by Frank on September 27, 2008, 12:57 pm
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Mitulove wrote:
> Hello,
> Another question about the plants in my new garden..
> We've got this maple (I think) growing very close to the house. It
> comes out of the ground just 4 inches or so away from the wall. I
> can't imagine why someone would have purposely planted it like that,
> yet there it is, growing very happily. Is this kind of tree going to
> cause problems? Any advice gratefully received.
> Thanks,
> Lanna
>
>
>
>
Yes, it will cause problems. Cut it down now.
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Posted by paghat on September 27, 2008, 2:22 pm
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> Hello,
> Another question about the plants in my new garden..
> We've got this maple (I think) growing very close to the house. It
> comes out of the ground just 4 inches or so away from the wall. I
> can't imagine why someone would have purposely planted it like that,
> yet there it is, growing very happily. Is this kind of tree going to
> cause problems? Any advice gratefully received.
> Thanks,
> Lanna
If it's an ornamental dwarf maple it might never be a problem, but four
inches is absurdly close to a building even for a small ornamental.
Ornamental maples (Acer L.) do transplant well, all the way to twelve feet tall they
should survive the root-trimming to move them to a better spot. If it's a
wild maple it'll be a real problem eventually, and should just be cut down
before it gets large enough to require an expensive expert to take it down
safely.
If it's NOT a maple but some maple-leafed viburnum or some similar shrub,
it wouldn't be a problem, so you might want to know more precisely what it
is.
-paghat the ratgirl
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http://www.paghat.com
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Posted by Mitulove on September 27, 2008, 6:25 pm
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I forgot to post the image!
http://tinyurl.com/4tqqxk
Sorry about that
Mitulove;817327 Wrote:
> Hello,
> Another question about the plants in my new garden..
> We've got this maple (I think) growing very close to the house. It
> comes out of the ground just 4 inches or so away from the wall. I
> can't imagine why someone would have purposely planted it like that,
> yet there it is, growing very happily. Is this kind of tree going to
> cause problems? Any advice gratefully received.
> Thanks,
> Lanna
--
Mitulove
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