Comments on: A tree leans in Fridley, and a homeowner frets

By: DAST

DAST — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:33:01 +0000

Hey, Ms. Pratt is being smart.
She is informing the party responsible for the tree of her concerns, and if they ignore her and the tre does indeed fall and damage her house (or worse, kill or injure anyone), her @$$ is covered, and theirs is not.

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:23:23 +0000

There is more to worry about in Fridley, That should be
the least of the problems.

By: Adam Freese

Adam Freese — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:27:27 +0000

Hello I am the owner of the home. Helen is my mother I. Law and lives with my wife and I. I am not concerned with the tree and that is why I have insurance for these things. I am sorry she has wasted peoples valuable time, she has too much time on her hands. sorry again to everyone.

By: Lia

Lia — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:33:28 +0000

Looking @ the picture,I don’t even see a “leaning tree.”

By: Poot

Poot — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:05:53 +0000

If it hasn’t fallen yet it isn’t going to. Stop worrying.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:01:39 +0000

As another has said just because a tree is leaning does not mean it is going to fall. Many trees grow at angles depending on surroundings and prevailing winds. I’ve known other people who think that any tree that is not perfectly vertical needs to be cut down. They grew up in ND so I think they had tree-phobia

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:25:35 +0000

We have a similar problem with a very tall cottonwood, but in our case the tree is in our neighbors’ yard. Nothing we can do about it. If prevailing winds blow from south in a bad storm, we’re going to get a “glancing blow”. I think the point here is that it ought to be up to the onwer to decided what is a real threat and what isn’t. The tree is at least going to come darn close. Does it make sense to leave it until it’s grown another 10 feet, then remove it? Note also cottonwoods fall over very easily. Their root systems are shallow and they grow very fast, creating relatively brittle wood. It’s definitely a danger.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:59:17 +0000

Jon….I could care less about the tree. The fact is, that tree is NOT tall enough to hit that house. No depth perception about it. Scale it and see for yourself. Hard to argue fact.

By: Norm

Norm — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:46:35 +0000

Jon you’re right, the stupid retards are wrong. We
need the governemnt to step in and fix this for this
citizen… No trees ever glance anything. Jebus said
so??

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:53:59 +0000

It is extreemly common for trees to grow at angles. To condemn a tree based on the angle of trunk growth is the basis of poor judgement. The stability of the tree’s root system is a better facto to consider if the tree is structurally sound otherwise. Lifted turf at the base of a tree along with frshly broken or cracked soils around prominent anchor roots are a better indicator that the tree is failing and the tree’s stability has been compromised.