![]() (It may be too late in North America to do that this year - ask a pro. Where you have two trees growing together at the base - touching each other - and one is leaning, cut the leaning one and trim back the other when the sap is down. That, and cut the ivy off all of them, is what I'd do with most if not all. While the sap is down, large old trees can be trimmed shorter an the limbs trimmed back a great deal and the trees can be healthier for it. Use Mineral Oil it if it is the only thing you can use due to nut allergies, but use it sparingly. Also I never treat any wood that has to come into contact with food with mineral oil mineral oil is a petroleum product, a byproduct of the process of refining crude oil into motor oil, gasoline, and the various other oils. Being a woodworker by hobby, and having turned several wooden bowls that are used for holding food, I've done my research on food safe finishes I recommend this to anyone that is concerned about food safe finishes, and isn't allergic to nut based oils. Walnut Oil is one of the few oils that doesn't go rancid. My wooden cutting boards get treated periodically with Walnut Oil. being that I would use them they would never be considered ruined, those cut marks, dents and dings all give the counter top character, and show that the counter tops are working counter tops, and not there for show. I wish I had butcher block counter tops in my kitchen, or at least part of the counter top being butcher block, the other part some other material. cutting on it gives it character, and shows guests that this is a kitchen that is being used to prepare and cook food. If you want it to look like it is part of a working kitchen, then cut on it. I would encourage keeping the tree but having the canopy lifted and thinned by a certified arborist.not just some tree guy :-) And underplant with a shade and drought tolerant groundcover.ĭon't cut on a wood kitchen counter top if you want to keep it looking pristine. A lawn is in an environmental drain.a tree is an environmental plus! It is also a very well established premise that growing a good sized tree adds far more benefit to the environment than does having and maintaining a lawn. Tree roots and foundation problems are completely overstated unless you have a foundation that is already cracked or structurally compromised. The development of surface roots, which some species are prone to, seem to be the most problematic, as they interfere with lawn mowing (even lawn establishment) and tend to lift or crack paving and concrete. Folks attribute all sorts of horror stories with tree roots but the fact is that ALL trees produce a wide, spreading root system and with few exceptions, they do minimal damage. ![]() But it does come with some degree of ongoing maintenance to make sure the tree stays healthy and in good condition and with no conflict with the structure. " it should go because of the roots issue"īoth of these are statements that really have no basis in reality :-) If healthy and in good condition, a large tree near a structure poses no more of a problem than does one planted further away. " It’s not safe to have a big tree near a house to start with."
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