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Depth of tree roots
Hi
I have a mature tree at the bottom of my new garden. I think it's a sycamore (will have a better idea when the leaves grow) and it is easily over 40 feet high. I plan to build a garage/workshop on the land under the tree and this is to include a service well, ie a sunken walkway in the floor of the garage, so I can walk under a parked car to service it, rather than have to elevate the car on ramps etc. The pit will be about 6 feet deep and 3 feet wide and I wonder if digging it will affect the tree. I'm looking for information on the size, depth and spread of tree roots, so I can gauge the likely impact of digging the foundations of the workshop and the service well. Can anyone point me to a site with this info, or do you know how deep a sycamore sinks it's roots, and how far from the trunk they extend? Regards James |
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