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Old 04-30-2018, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by thetruth View Post
Can't see from your picture to offer any valuable advice.
If, you are concerned about roots from the tree going under your home, It would be easy enough for you to dig down and see what is happening.
Like many things if the trunk is beyond, I think it is 6 inches you need a permit to remove it.
A tree can be moved. It will be costly.
I think only Live Oak are protected from being removed once they reach a certain circumference, but I think it isn't a Villages directive, since I remember the St.Johns River Authority got involved with trees cut down near homes in Lake Miona a couple of years back. I don't know.
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