How do I deal with the shallow roots from a neighbor's tree invading my yard
l think it is a type of birch tree, about 50 ft tall with a canopy of 30 ft
maybe (just guessing), and it is right against the fenceline of our yard.It
is a beautiful tree, but the shallow roots take up the entire space of yard
on one side of our house (the distance from the fence to house is about 10
ft).It is getting very difficult to walk on them and we'd like to dig the
roots up and put in some paving stones.Will this kill the tree?If it does
not kill the tree will the roots just grow back and damage the walkway?Any suggestions??
If you wanted to be nasty, you could actually by law have them
cut & remove the tree & its roots. But you sound like a nice person so I
am sure you don't want to do this.
The next best thing you can do is call a tree service company to come out
& look at the roots & suggest the best way to go about this. He/she can
also tell you if the roots are going to grow back. Ask them for a free estimate if you decide to let them do the work. You could build raised flower beds under the tree & over the roots. Plant beautiful hostas (http://perennialnursery.com/index.html) Raised flower beds: A raised bed is a mound of prepared soil 6 to 8 inches high (or taller). It can be made permanent by edging with wood, stones, logs or bricks. The soil in a raised bed is more porous because no one ever steps into the bed to pack it down. This allows good drainage so that air, water, & fertilizer will penetrate to the roots more easily. You will find that ur raised bed is more attractive & easier to maintain than conventional row gardens. Cultivating is easy since you will be able to reach into every corner of ur bed & pull young weeds as they appear, & succession planting will eliminate bare spots. My husband & I buy bags of potting soil for our's. It does not pack down as badly as soil. Something you can not get good soil unless it is something such as Miracle-Gro. We use the Miracle-Gro potting soil with plant food added. You can buy this at nurseries & gardening centers. Add some slow realease fertilizer next spring just before planting, be sure to soak it in. Be sure to read the directions on the container.
Before you chop up the roots be aware that if you kill the tree
you could be in serious legal trouble. Even if removing the roots did not
kill the tree chances are great that they will return. There are other
things you can do although you may not like it. You can built up the area
with extra soil to cover the roots. Another thing is that you can talk to
ur neighbor about having it removed. Offer to pay for the removal & they
may agree, or offer to pay half. We had a tree hanging over our house that was dying but it was not ours so we talked to the owners & they agreed to split the cost of having the tree removed. Of course you are looking at somewhere between $200-$400+ depending on the size of the tree. Just depends on how badly you want to get rid of it.
Sounds like a Ficus tree to me. Very invasive roots. You can
dig/axe/cut the roots and it won't damage the tree. My experience has been
the same roots will not grow back but no guarantee. The possibility of new
roots developing is also a reality but probably remote with the root
system you described.
You might also think about using a stump grinder or hiring someone to use one to help with the large root clusters you mentioned.
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