Dying Trees

I live near a "save area" and have notice over the past two years a majority of the trees that were saved are now on the verge of dying. First noticed last year now more are dying this year so I am confident that it is not due to the recent drought.
Is there an arborist that is familiar with the Broadlands HOA. I am actually concerned that it is an ant infestation problem or something more serious.

 

If most of the trees that are dying are close to the edge of the save area, its probably due to the roots being impacted by earth moving equipment when the houses were built.

You may want to contact the HOA office to let them know.



Neil Z.
Resident since 1999

 

I think Neil is right about the equipment compaction. I live in an older
part of the neighborhood, and we have gradually lost quite a few trees.
If your area was part of a forest - those trees protected each other from
wind and the elements and now they stand alone with the few that remain.

Also the past 2 months have been very dry and I notice many trees
suffering from this. Along the trails, most of the dogwoods look bad,
some really bad. The London Plane trees look especially bad this year
as well.

 

Many of the trees are turning brown early due to the recent lack of rain. Hopefully, we may see some here from Ophelia, but she can keep her winds !!


Neil Z.
Resident since 1999

 

There was also a study done in Loudoun County years ago that showed the content of the air is changing and killing the mature trees because of the development. I could be wrong but I think this study was paid for by Loudoun county. I will see if I can find it. It was in one of our newspapers a few years ago.

Lee J Buividas

 

Hi! Our backyard goes down to the walking trail and we are fortunate to have a nice buffer of mature trees between the trail and our yard. However two of these mature trees are looking quite sickly and well....dead. It's clear that it is not due to a lack of rain but something else. Should I notify the HOA about these two trees?

 

If they're not actually dead, the HOA will not take them down. If they look like they're going to fall near your house, then call Wes Schroeder and he'll come out and take a look.



Neil Z.
Resident since 1999