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| Hi everyone,
I am having trouble finding information that I would like to use to help save our 80ft honey locust from a chainsaw happy city. The tree is not in the city's way, in their right of way, or damaged or diseased, but they want to cut it down. They haven't given us a reason, but have been known to be overzealous with tree cutting in the past. I am asking about water needs because the tree sits in an area that tends to be wet in spring and during heavy rains. As part of the project the city wants to cut this tree for is regrading of the street to improve drainage (which it is not even near-maybe about 15 feet away). I have been searching for information on how much (and I know it can vary greatly based on many factors) water a large honey locust generally uses as ammunition for keeping it since more trees sucking up the water means less water problems in our yard. Thanks for any info anyone can give! |
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- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Sat, Oct 22, 11 at 8:39
| Far as I know Honey Locust is pretty tolerant of different moisture conditions. I do not notice it next to the big rivers here as much as the cottonwoods and sycamores but have read it is short term flood tolerant. Is the city expanding their Right Of Way? Or perhaps worried about damage to the root zone from digging or compaction? Sucks to be fighting city hall. Good luck. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 22, 11 at 9:45
| my logic would be.. that if it got to maturity w/o any human intervention.. especially to the size you note ... then it is getting what it needs ... and you need do nothing.. other than try to successfully fight city hall.. good luck with that ... i dont see how you are going to overcome the need for better drainage ken |
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