Just found this group--great; I'll be a constant lurker. Recently moved
to new place and must replace very old shrubs etc. with productive,
attractive things--productive first. Immediate question prompted by
experiences at former house where roots from trees (ornamentals planted
before our time there) wrecked walkways and terracing walls. We've just
put in 18 fruit trees in accessible places on our 1/3 acre and cleared
about 1200 sq ft for the annual veggies. We now want to plant a Mission
Fig about two feet from the edge of an existing concrete patio, but are
concerned that roots may eventually raise or crack the patio. (We
probably won't live that long, but it's a concern anyway.) Anybody have
any knowledge or anecdotal experience, i.e., have or have seen a mature
Mission Fig near a walkway, sidewalk, patio, driveway etc., and noted
whether the roots disturbed the adjacent "pavement?"

Thanks,
Ben Archer