Hello there, 7 years ago we planted a 1 foot high palm plant near the house. It has thrived and is now 8 foot tall with a 4 inch thick "trunk".

In the meantime we constructed a conservatory within 3 foot of the palm, the construction sits on concrete pads which go into the ground about 4 foot. It is not your conventional conservatory with a traditional dwarf wall, but a steel construction sat on these breeze-block style pads, sunk into the ground.

Our question is, how disruptive are the roots from what we believe to be a Torbay palm, and should we chop it down or move it perhaps?

There are no signs yet that the palm is causing any grief to conservatory or house.

Thanks, Tony