Rochester is doing sidewalk maintenance in my neighborhood this year and the sidewalk by this tree is marked for replacement. Is this tree their property or mine? Should I call them and see if they can avoid the roots? I’ve seen a lot of instances of sidewalk repairs that remove large roots to get the sidewalk level. The utility already gave it a bad haircut…
We have a tree between the sidewalk and road. As you can see from the top, the utility already butchered the branches. Despite the bad haircut I love the shade this tree provides to the front of the house.
Now, the city is coming to repair sidewalks. This tree didn’t have a lot of room so it pushed up some of the sidewalk and I’m afraid the city will do even more damage. The tree is slightly leaning towards our house already so I’m afraid if they damage the roots too much it might be a problem. Is the tree doomed or does it stand a chance?
Last year when moving to Rochester, I posted this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/rochestermn/s/7ArxoToBUR and this past year I've been exploring the theater & improv scene here and in the Twin Cities. This led me to create the improv company Double-U Improv right here in Rochester. We've had a lot of playful, well-attended, improv workshops so far, and there will be a few more scattered throughout the summer hosted at The Rochester Rep. Come check out the next one this Saturday, Jun 27 if you've wanted to try improv but haven't been able to find where to do it!
Double-U Improv is offering workshops in improv and musical improv currently uuimprov.com