I have these two trees next to my property line (on my side) one of which started to concern me. It's a large one, a maple or oak of some sort (hopefully one can tell from one of the leaf photos). The other tree is very tall, I was told some sort of cherry although its foliage is very high up (hence such a house second leaf photo)
The big tree looks healthy but it's huge and it appears that it has been leaning toward my house more over the last couple of years. Also, the ground under it slopes down toward my neighbor, so I am not sure the roots have enough support. But I am no arborist, so I might be totally wrong.
So 2 q's:
1. Are there any tell-tale signs that I (again, an amateur) should look for that would tell me that the tree might fall soon or, conversely, that it's likely very healthy and I should not be worried, at least in the near future?
2. I can invite an arborist to give me his/her professional opinion. But if they represent a tree removal company, they have an interest in convincing me that I need to take the tree down, especially because it's huge and will cost big $ to get removed. So are there any good ways of ensuring that I am getting an honest opinion, aside from inviting a bunch of different folks from different companies and then "averaging" their opinions?
Thx
The big tree looks healthy but it's huge and it appears that it has been leaning toward my house more over the last couple of years. Also, the ground under it slopes down toward my neighbor, so I am not sure the roots have enough support. But I am no arborist, so I might be totally wrong.
So 2 q's:
1. Are there any tell-tale signs that I (again, an amateur) should look for that would tell me that the tree might fall soon or, conversely, that it's likely very healthy and I should not be worried, at least in the near future?
2. I can invite an arborist to give me his/her professional opinion. But if they represent a tree removal company, they have an interest in convincing me that I need to take the tree down, especially because it's huge and will cost big $ to get removed. So are there any good ways of ensuring that I am getting an honest opinion, aside from inviting a bunch of different folks from different companies and then "averaging" their opinions?
Thx