I marked it purple and hope to keep it alive but even my neighbor said its old.
Would you keep it? I am planning to keep it or is it really too old?
I would never take the builders/construction company’s opinion on a tree. Get a second opinion if you can’t decide for yourself. A better tree is going to take a long time to mature. Also, construction could lead to root damage and cause the tree to go into decline or lose limbs.
100% this. I would never take a builders opinion on a tree, unless they are also a hobbyist orchardist.
Even then I would be sceptical. If they know what they’re talking about then they know exactly how little most construction companies seem to know about trees.