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CUT TREE ROOTS
CUT TREE ROOTS
Posted by Cassie
from WA
on 2002-01-16 22:15:13
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Tree roots
It will hurt the trees and there is not muchj you can do except hope the trees regrow roots to replace those lost. The affects of this won't start to show much for 4 or 5 years though (kind of the same thing that happens when heavy equipment is driven over a trees root zone) and the first signs would be problems on the sides where the roots were cut.
Posted by Kimm from 4a/5b-MI on 2002-01-18 07:22:32-
Root damage
Kimm's right...it will most likely take several years before you really know whether the tree will survive. In the meantime, keep it as stress-free as possible, mostly by making sure it is well watered when there is not rain. Do not fertilize it during this first year. Fertilizer will encourage top growth and further stress the roots.
Posted by Lynn from IN on 2002-01-18 21:30:19
Quoting Kimm: ------------
-It will hurt the trees and there is not muchj you can do except hope the trees regrow roots to replace those lost. The affects of this won't start to show much for 4 or 5 years though (kind of the same thing that happens when heavy equipment is driven over a trees root zone) and the first signs would be problems on the sides where the roots were cut.
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