Peeled back

Those trees fell over because their root was surrounded by concrete and given 12sq feet to grow 20+ feet tall making them very shallow rooted Hope no one got hurt, some of these trees weigh much more than you would realize

Soil compaction under the road preventing roots from spreading in that direction so there's no support against heavy winds. Also road maintenance cutting any roots that do make it. Saw the same thing in New York when I went to help with hurricane Sandy as an ISA certified arborist. Decades old poor planning when planting trees when the neighborhood was new.

Roots were to shallow and narrow from not being allowed to grow outside pavement barriers

What stupid city plated huge trees with no root system around houses.

Is it possible to winch the trees back so their root systems are replace into the soil and have them survive?

push them back over or pull em and then put some stable beams till the roots recover. Solved.

Well, that’s not good… … That’s why you need to have deep roots

Live Oak trees do this naturally. If done quick enough, they can be pushed back up and will be happy. Otherwise, they will just lay there and continue to grow. Live Oaks were made for this.

This happens a lot in Oklahoma. Most trees are transplants from the country into towns. Not enough time for roots to get deep.

Why are the roots so shallow? No wonder they flipped so easily.

Oh I see youve stumbled upon an exposed area of the simulation

Whoever planted those trees did not plant them deep enough and should be fired.

Just tip em back up

I get the ones in the sidewalk but why did the ones in the big yards fall over too?

Trees have different root systems, some shallow & some that go deep in the soil. Know the difference

Weather is crazy. Wind can do amazing things

Now tell me how much everyone loves Trees. F*** Trees. You want landscaping, plant a bush. You want damage in high winds, plant trees in your neighborhood.

Dangers of a shallow root system

That's what happens when you try to plant trees on "hardpan" ground. Some can break through but.....

Interesting perspective! What inspired you to share this?

It’s a trade off … if you put deep rooted trees, you have the potential for damaging water and sewer lines

If this is from the wind event I’m thinking of, this was just a few miles from where I live.

WOW!!!

*dials #*.. "Yeah, is this Joe's Landscaping? Do you re-install trees?"

Why do those trees have such shallow roots? Because they are on lawns that get watered?

That’s weird

I get the shallow roots but still, must have been a nasty storm

Where did this blowdown happen??

Wow, where is that?

Those quick build housing additions are really paying off.

Where was this?

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