We would like to add a couple of trees to our landscape. We wanted to plant
a weeping higan cherry tree and a japanese maple in two different locations
near our house. Is 3 feet from the house too close? What is minimum
distance we should maintain from the house? Do these trees grow deep or
shallow roots? How wide will the roots spread?
thanks,
Matt

"Matt" wrote in message
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We would like to add a couple of trees to our landscape. We wanted to
plant
a weeping higan cherry tree and a japanese maple in two different
locations
near our house. Is 3 feet from the house too close? What is minimum
distance we should maintain from the house? Do these trees grow deep or
shallow roots? How wide will the roots spread?
thanks,
Matt

3 feet is too close - you need to allow sufficient room for both trees to
develop normal canopy spread without encountering any obstructions like the
side or roof of your house. Neither tree is a huge spreader, canopy-wise so
you CAN plant them close - just not that close. Cherries tend to have a lot
of surface roots, as do J. maples, but neither have so invasive a root
system as to be a concern with the house foundation - they will simply grow
around obstacles or along the side. FYI, tree roots can spread a good
distance. As a rule of thumb, figure 2-3 times the width of the mature tree
canopy.

pam - gardengal

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Matt wrote in message
m...
We would like to add a couple of trees to our landscape. We wanted to
plant
a weeping higan cherry tree and a japanese maple in two different
locations
near our house. Is 3 feet from the house too close? What is minimum
distance we should maintain from the house? Do these trees grow deep or
shallow roots? How wide will the roots spread?
thanks,
Matt
Yes three feet is too close. Both are shallow rooted and the roots will
spread a long way. You ought to plan on having the tips of the limbs no
closer than 20 to 30 feet from the house. As in plant the tree 30 feet
away
if the spread is 20 feet(20/2+10).


30' ...??? Yesterday while driving around town, I took notice of trees
planted near peoples houses. I must have seen 50 trees in excess of 24"
diameter, literally 4 to 6 feet from different houses. Somehow I think our
little japanese maple and weeping cherry will be just fine within 10' of the
house.
thanks,

Matt wrote in message
m...
We would like to add a couple of trees to our landscape. We wanted to
plant
a weeping higan cherry tree and a japanese maple in two different
locations
near our house. Is 3 feet from the house too close? What is minimum
distance we should maintain from the house? Do these trees grow deep or
shallow roots? How wide will the roots spread?
thanks,
Matt
Yes three feet is too close. Both are shallow rooted and the roots will
spread a long way. You ought to plan on having the tips of the limbs no
closer than 20 to 30 feet from the house. As in plant the tree 30 feet away
if the spread is 20 feet(20/2+10).