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BillC

2005-07-09, 6:25 pm

How far from cement driveway / sidewalks should you plant trees to avoid
problems with roots damaging the concrete?

How far from a septic tank and line should you plant trees to avoid problems
with roots damage?

The specific trees I'm concerned with are Rocky Mt Juniper and Colorado Blue
Spruce.

Thanks, Bill


Norminn

2005-07-09, 6:25 pm



BillC wrote:
quote:

> How far from cement driveway / sidewalks should you plant trees to avoid
> problems with roots damaging the concrete?
>
> How far from a septic tank and line should you plant trees to avoid problems
> with roots damage?
>
> The specific trees I'm concerned with are Rocky Mt Juniper and Colorado Blue
> Spruce.
>
> Thanks, Bill
>
>


These might help:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/tree/roots.html
http://www3.sympatico.ca/galetta/ta...rgreentree.html

Berkshire Bill

2005-07-10, 12:25 pm


"BillC" <joedoakes@compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:d%Sze.2847$BK1.635@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
quote:

> How far from cement driveway / sidewalks should you plant trees to avoid
> problems with roots damaging the concrete?
>
> How far from a septic tank and line should you plant trees to avoid
> problems with roots damage?
>
> The specific trees I'm concerned with are Rocky Mt Juniper and Colorado
> Blue Spruce.
>
> Thanks, Bill
>

I would use the adult height of the tree as a minimum. I don't like to take
chances with septic fields.


Berkshire Bill


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