Construction Damage to Trees Includes:
- Physical wounds from trucks or equipment hitting tree trunks and branches
- Cutting of tree roots
- Compaction of root zones by equipment and even foot traffic going repeatedly over the same area
- Grade changes within critical root zone areas
- Drought damage since irrigation is often turned off during construction
Prevention of Construction Damage to Trees
Once the tree damage occurs it is often difficult or impossible to correct.
- Avoiding the tree damage is very important
- Set up meeting(s) with construction team, arborist and property owner well before construction starts
- Evaluate all possible options to avoid or minimize damage
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