In message , Peter Crosland
writes
The short answer is nothing! You cannot safely plant any tree that close to
a building without the risk of future subsidence. The advice from surveyors
is that no tree should be planted within 5 metres of a building. In the case
of some species such as willows the distance should at least 40 metres.


I found a lot of tree planting information at www.bureauinsure.co.uk.
If the insurers are happy with these distances, well, I guess they must
be the ones to be guided by.

However, how long would it take the roots of an apple tree take to cause
problems? Surely the roots of fruit trees grafted onto dwarfing
rootstock won't cause anywhere near the problems of an apple on
rootstock which would allow it to grow to its full potential over the
years?

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Susie Thompson, Isle of Arran
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