April Ice Storm and Dead Trees

[Ref]

I have noticed a number of trees along my street that do not have buds or leaves whereas most of the remaining trees all have leaves. Probably about 5 - 10% of them.

The person who lives behind me has a cherry (or some sort of fruit) tree that is usually covered in blossoms but it is completely bare. I have a tree (no idea what kind it is) where the bottom half has leaves and the top half is barren.

Would it be due to the recent ice storm or perhaps the late spring? I think prior to the ice storm that several trees were probably waking up from the winter and started to bud then they were slammed by the storm in mid-April.

Does anyone know if they recover or do they just die off?

My tree is is at the front of my house where it was originally planted by the builder between the sidewalk and the road. If it dies would I be responsible in taking it down?

 

[bazokajoe]

I have noticed a number of trees along my street that do not have buds or leaves whereas most of the remaining trees all have leaves. Probably about 5 - 10% of them.

The person who lives behind me has a cherry (or some sort of fruit) tree that is usually covered in blossoms but it is completely bare. I have a tree (no idea what kind it is) where the bottom half has leaves and the top half is barren.

Would it be due to the recent ice storm or perhaps the late spring? I think prior to the ice storm that several trees were probably waking up from the winter and started to bud then they were slammed by the storm in mid-April.

Does anyone know if they recover or do they just die off?

My tree is is at the front of my house where it was originally planted by the builder between the sidewalk and the road. If it dies would I be responsible in taking it down?

If the tree is between the sidewalk and road it might belong to the city. The builder may have planted it on request by the city.Check with the city.
I have a tree about 2 1/2 feet from the sidewalk on the house side and an Arborist told me to check with the city before he performed any work.

 

[Insidious Von]

Plucky Shannon Bradbury was out reporting on it as it happened. I hope she recovered from her bruises. Such a sunny face.

 

[Trailer Park Boy]

I have noticed a number of trees along my street that do not have buds or leaves whereas most of the remaining trees all have leaves. Probably about 5 - 10% of them.

The person who lives behind me has a cherry (or some sort of fruit) tree that is usually covered in blossoms but it is completely bare. I have a tree (no idea what kind it is) where the bottom half has leaves and the top half is barren.

Would it be due to the recent ice storm or perhaps the late spring? I think prior to the ice storm that several trees were probably waking up from the winter and started to bud then they were slammed by the storm in mid-April.

Does anyone know if they recover or do they just die off?

My tree is is at the front of my house where it was originally planted by the builder between the sidewalk and the road. If it dies would I be responsible in taking it down?

I wouldn't blame it on the ice storm. If a tree is healthy enough, that would be a non-factor. Your neighbors tree, could be any number of things. Disease or insect damage from the previous year(s), damage from a string trimmer, raising the grade at the stem, who knows.

Your tree sounds like it has been girdled. Most builders are great at planting, staking and wiring trees so they don't move (bad idea). Once building is complete, they move on to the next development and do not remove the stakes or wire. The tree will eventually grow around the wire and the tree above this point gets strangled, depriving it of essential nutrients coming up from the roots.

5-10% of trees not flushing yet? Different species flush at different times. Locust and walnuts are notorious slow starters. If they are Ash (which was a favourite of builders at one point), they may have succumbed to the Emerald Ash Borer.

Trees located between the curb and sidewalk or curb and curbstop if you don't have a sidewalk? These are usually the responsibility, and property, of the municipality as long as they have assumed the roads from the builder.

 

[dickydoem]

Urban trees are more susceptible to many things like pollution from cars and especially road salt. I know where I live rainfall was non existent for all of July and this can be hard on trees as well. That coupled with the hotter summers has really taken a toll on cedar trees. One of my neighbours had a great cedar hedge up until several years ago when it started to showed signs of deterioration. He had it removed last week.