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    How Do I Tell If It's A Damas Tree?: Who To Contact?

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    This document discusses the risks of having Damas trees in your garden, as their extensive root systems can damage pipes, walls, pools and other structures. It provides contact information for landscaping companies offering discounted rates to remove Damas trees during a campaign by ECM. The summary also lists estimated costs of repairs caused by Damas tree roots and alternatives to plant instead.

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    This document discusses the risks of having Damas trees in your garden, as their extensive root systems can damage pipes, walls, pools and other structures. It provides contact information for landscaping companies offering discounted rates to remove Damas trees during a campaign by ECM. The summary also lists estimated costs of repairs caused by Damas tree roots and alternatives to plant instead.

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    Due to the high risk of damage caused by the trees How do I tell if its a Damas tree?

    extensive root network, we advise you to remove


    these trees from your garden. Look out for these in your gardens.

    Who to contact?
    While many landscaping companies provide this

    discount during this campaign and may be


    contacted as follows:
    Orient Irrigation Services - 04 297 2700
    Opal Landscaping LLC - 04 370 6747

    This discounted rate is only available during the 2014


    Arabian Ranches and Emirates Living Say No to
    Damas trees campaign.

    Estimated cost
    It might cost you up to AED 750 per tree for its complete
    removal and disposal but just look at the costs you could
    incur you dont get rid of them now!
    Cost to repair drainage pipes
    From AED 750 to AED 3,500 (approx)

    Cost to repair villa boundary wall


    AED 328 per square metre (approx)

    Cost to reinstate damaged interlocks


    AED 125 per square metre (approx)

    Cost to replant shrubs


    From AED 50 to AED 70 per square metre (approx)

    Impact on DEWA water bills


    Residents have seen 50% to 1,000% spikes!

    *All costs are approximate, based on market rates from local service providers During this campaign, our registered landscaping
    companies are pleased to provide a highly discounted
    The Say No to Damas trees campaign will run from 15 rate for the cutting, removal, disposal and free
    January until 15 February 2014 and is an initiative replacement of Damas (Conocarpus) trees planted on
    from ECM to encourage residents to remove these your property.
    trees. Join the campaign and share your experience
    We encourage you to take advantage of these discounts
    with us by email, with before and after images, at
    and rid yourself of the potential risk to your villa.
    communities@ecm.ae
    Sponsored by E t sponso

    EMAAR COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT


    Be cautious of The risks of having a Damas Tree in your garden
    Pipes, walls, pathways, drains, pools, shrubs nothing is safe when a Damas tree is near. While they are excellent for

    Conocarpus! screening purposes, they have created havoc in our community as their far ranging roots seek water, preventing anything
    else from growing nearby. Tales of broken pipes, enormous utility bills, damaged walls, root-clogged drains and
    leaf-lled pools abound. The culprit? Most often: Damas trees.

    Clogged drain Roots in the shower drain Roots causing wall damage Roots and more roots!

    You could substitute the Damas trees in your garden with:


    For green, leafy trees that provide shade, use:

    Fast growing, inexpensive and green all year round,


    Conocarpus lancifolius or erectus, commonly known as
    Azadirachta indica (Neem) Millingtonia hortensis Pongamia glabra
    Damas (Conocarpus) trees, line gardens throughout our
    community.

    However, few realise the long term risks associated


    with these trees. But just ask them and many residents
    will share their terrible experiences of exhorbitant
    monthly utility bills, due to errant tree roots breaking
    into pipes wasting litres of water, massive cracks in
    house and villa boundaries walls and broken interlock
    Delonix regia Tabubeia rosea
    pathways. These are just a few of the awful situations
    residents have faced.
    For dense hedges to protect your privacy (maximum height 2.5 m), you can use:
    ECM encourages complete removal of these trees due to
    the risk of extensive damage being caused to
    underground services, homes and surrounding
    landscaped areas. Contact your gardener to request
    quotes for removal; which is preferred over hard trimming
    due to the invasive nature of the roots and the long term
    Clerondendrum inerme Thevetia peruviana Jatropha pandurifolia
    potential for damage caused by mature trees.

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