How close can a tree be to a house?
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Tree roots very close to house and may even be in the house
Comments (9)Roots go out, not down and yes, those roots grow wide. There is often a comparison to the root spread diameter to twice the height of the tree, but that is not hard and fast. Sometimes they will be more restricted and at other times could spread much wider - it is all in response to nutrients and moisture availability. And to any obstructions in their path. Thuja plicata, western red cedar, is native to the PNW and there are many very venerable and very large specimens in gardens all over, even in the heart of the city. As they age, they often produce a quantity of large surface roots, to the bane of many lawnmowers :-) As ken noted, roots are not a threat to a stable and secure foundation, especially in most of the PNW where soil subsidence is not an issue. They can and do lift slabs and patios or driveways, however....See MoreHow close can trees be to new construction?
Comments (15)We have overhead utilities lines running by our properties. The co-op now and then cruises around marking "dangerous tress" concerning those lines. On the latest campaign over the summer, none of our trees were marked. If they fall trees on your property, you have the option of keeping them for firewod. Getting towards the fall and the end of tree cutting season, they convienently took another "survey" of the area and cut down six of our trees and didn't bother leaving us the trees for firewood, which in writing was originally agreed should they determine any trees would be cut down. When we approached them about it, they said there was nothing they would do to make up for the lack of leaving the trees for firewood despite us being pissed about them removing the trees. They were obviously digging up more work for themselves as it was late in the season. Nice, eh?...See MoreHow close can I plant tree to drain tile
Comments (3)do you have any idea of the construction of the system ... are there actually old school tiles.. or are we talking a perforated plastic pipe system ... is the pipe fabric covered.. etc .... tiling is one of those nebulous terms that can mean a lot of things ... or are you just relying on what someone else told you??? also .. where are you ... it might matter as to seasonal water management lastly ... as to perfect in line spacing ... sorry.. it sounds boring ... the easy answer is ... get out of your box.. and design a siting.. so the tile is simply not an issue ... a pic of the site.. might get you some ideas ... ken...See MoreHow close can a citrus tree be to stone fruit tree?
Comments (13)As for the fig do a lot of research to separate the gems from the dogs. black berries are self reproducing. Plant them in a row and they will produce the second year and thinning the excessive runners can be done with a weed whacker. Kumquats have a sweet skin and the Meiwa variety has sweet flesh when ripe. Pop the whole thing in your mouth. Sweet lemons and limes are acid-less varieties of the sour fruit. They have low sugar so they taste mildly sweet. I eat them like oranges out of hand am very new at citrus growing but have over 2 decades with apple, peaches, pears, cherries, and plums. It is very important that you time the fruiting of each of your particular trees with the quality and quantity of available sunlight for the area it is planted. Trees that may not get enough sunlight from above will need to get sunlight from east and west and will need more space between them. I have only picked and eaten one citrus fruit (Cuban Shaddock) that I picked to soon. My trees are small and I have only eaten store bought citrus. I have however picked between 300-400 figs and they are much easier to grow, variety Hardy Chicago....See More- 15 years ago
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