Blog

By Adrianne Bauer

This article fist appeared in The Communicator, Spring 2023 Edition. 

There is no product more commonly used than concrete.

We can’t exist without trees providing this little thing called oxygen.

Therefore, trees and concrete exist in the same environment – sort of like cats and dogs. Trees continuously grow both up and out as they become older, changing their footprint. Concrete is a finite object that is most often damaged by trees. So, how do we make it all work?

DEVELOPERS – HOW COULD THEY DO THIS TO US?

During development, landscape architects and developers put together their brilliant plan to create a beautiful community, knowing that eventually there will be issues. Most developers/landscape architects install fast-growing trees in order for the property to sell quickly. Unfortunately for us, these fast-growing trees with fast-growing root systems create future issues that we find in almost all communities.

Once these...