1- the tree will be fine
2- keep the construction machinery away from the surrounding soils during construction
3- put in some root barriers to prevent unwanted root growth towards the house foundation
There are places in NSW where it rained for the first time in 5 years ... it was pretty insane to watch videos of 4-5 year old kids dancing in puddles and rain for the first time in their lives. Very sobering as to the severity of the droughts in certain areas of Oz
Depends on your genetic profile. It's inflammatory in some cases - similar to how Asians blush when they drink, or Europeans tolerate dairy better ...
You can do genetic profiling to see if it affects you or just conduct an n=1 experiment and eliminate night shades from your diet for a month...
Why girdle the remaining top 1/3 instead of just pruning it entirely ?
Also, in your opinion, whats the likelihood of this tree falling and hitting the coop? Will it happen in the next windstorm, or in 50 years ?
I've also chosen to trade strictly with better known members
Also, if people insisted on using friends and family, I would tell them I could send the same amount plus the "vendor fee" by goods and services to remain fair
If they still bail, you know it's not legit