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Hi everyone - I am planning on putting in a brick patio in my backyard
and would like to put it next to a large pine tree (50 feet tall). My
question is this - wince I need to dig down 6 - 8 inches to lay the
foundational aggregate and the resulting brick patio literally right
next to the tree, will I cause any permanent damage to the tree (or
even kill it), by removing any roots within those 6 - 8"?

Thanks!


Yes, you will cause damage to the tree. Worse case scenario would be die
back from either missing roots, or from a pathogen interring the tree from
the root damage. Typically, die back could occur within 5 years after such
types of construction, you get past that period of time, and you should be
alright.