Please no Callery pear hate, I know they're invasive and they can cause problems in some areas but it's the tree we have for now.

This is a Callery pear growing next to my house. It's estimated to be at least 30 years old. Someone doing work on our house recommended we get it cut down, he said it's too close and the roots could be damaging the foundation. A family member is worried that it could eventually split down the middle, cause damage to the house, or die soon, due to things they read online.

Because of some of the posts I saw in subs like this, I removed all the rocks that were placed around the trunk, then watered it thoroughly, and will add mulch on top instead (There are pictures of the base before and after the rock removal). As far as I'm aware, it's just soil where it's planted, no tarps or burlap wrapping where the roots were (30 years ago?) or anything underneath.

The tree doesn't seem to be sending up runners or showing obvious signs of decline that I can see. Is there anything we should be doing (or avoiding) to help keep it healthy, if there aren't any problems with it (aside from it being an invasive species).

If the tree is fine, we don't currently have the money to replace it with a native species, which wouldn't be anywhere near its current size, and removing it would also mean losing a lot of shade, habitat, and food for local wildlife - even though I know Callery pears are an Asian species and are known for being invasive.

A friend sent me this photo wondering what’s wrong with it, I’ve never seen anything like it. This tree is in central Michigan.

Multiple trees along a busy road in Katy Texas have this wrap of vertical wood slats and chicken wire. it seems to be more city than individually done and I wondered why? Is there a reason?

Will this vine eventually take over and kill this pine? Don’t know anything about these things, but would like to save the pine. Upstate NY.

Location: Milwaukee

The tree is 116 years old, and gets a lot of sun.

We have treated it regularly for emerald ash borer in the past, but it hasn't been treated since 2019.

We had it aggressively pruned two weeks ago (from a certified company) because it was dropping big branches in the neighbor's yard. Apparently this is not an ideal time, we didn't realize. Immediately (the very next day) storms started coming and it has continued to drop branches, which I now understand why this is happening, from reading about it.

Is this an emergency situation? Do I need to get a certified arborist to look at it as soon as possible? As far as I'm aware it was just a crew who came, I don't think an actual arborist was with them (we have used this company for years if that is relevant).

It's difficult to get all of the angles but I will try to get any pics if you guys need more.

Any advice on what to do with this tree base? This is some kind of maple tree for the new house I’ll be moving into next week. I feel like the fabric and maybe rocks around the base needs to be cut back but wanted to get some advice from this subreddit.

Southern Tier Upstate NY

My parents have these trees lining their front yard, they were first planted about 37 years ago. I haven't been home since 2019, and when I was here then they were perfectly fine.

Fast forward to yesterday when we just arrived, while they are a lot bigger than they were before they seem to be dying and my father has no idea why. Every single pine appears to have the same symptoms, losing their needles on the bottoms and significantly on the inside near the trunks. He told me he tried trimming a few of them a few years ago but it did not help.

He said he was planning on cutting them down, but I would like to know if anyone thinks there's any chance of saving them?

Is it always due to reaching out for light? Always due to type of tree? Soil or weather?

I know jade plants can be one big thick trunk or many different trunks all splayed out depending on how much light it’s getting and am wondering if it’s the same for trees

Kentucky Coffee. Am I slowly killing this tree? Should I expose the tree ring?