Root sizes...
 

Hi all,

I thought this might be the best place to ask...

I'd like to figure out the size of root systems of two trees on my
property, one is an apple tree and the other is an old ash tree that's
taller than my 2 storey house!

Obviously, I'm not looking for exact measurements here :-) but I'd
like to figure out a ballpark figure.

Is there a way of estimating that?

Thanks for your help!

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(Setsuna) writes:
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| I thought this might be the best place to ask...
|
| I'd like to figure out the size of root systems of two trees on my
| property, one is an apple tree and the other is an old ash tree that's
| taller than my 2 storey house!
|
| Obviously, I'm not looking for exact measurements here :-) but I'd
| like to figure out a ballpark figure.
|
| Is there a way of estimating that?

One good rule is that the roots extend sideways the height of the
tree. It is very crude, but that is about the best you can do
without taking a LOT of factors into consideration.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Setsuna
writes
Hi all,

I thought this might be the best place to ask...

I'd like to figure out the size of root systems of two trees on my
property, one is an apple tree and the other is an old ash tree that's
taller than my 2 storey house!

Obviously, I'm not looking for exact measurements here :-) but I'd
like to figure out a ballpark figure.

Is there a way of estimating that?

Rule of gardener's thumb suggests that there is about as much root as
there is branch in total. Roots tend to spread more outward than
downward though, where branches take the shape of the tree species, or
according to how they are pruned.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

"Setsuna" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I thought this might be the best place to ask...

I'd like to figure out the size of root systems of two trees on my
property, one is an apple tree and the other is an old ash tree that's
taller than my 2 storey house!

Obviously, I'm not looking for exact measurements here :-) but I'd
like to figure out a ballpark figure.

Is there a way of estimating that?
Thanks for your help!

Kew has some info:
http://www.rics.org.uk/Property/Resi...ntialproperty/
Trees%20can%20be%20root%20of%20homeowner%20nightma res.html

HTH Jenny

In article , JennyC wrote:

Kew has some info:
http://www.rics.org.uk/Property/Resi...ntialproperty/
Trees%20can%20be%20root%20of%20homeowner%20nightm ares.html

Er, those aren't the root sizes, but the distances at which the trees
will extract a lot of water in summer, thus causing subsidence. For
example, birch roots spread for incredible distances and can block
drains at greater than tree height away, but birches are not thirsty
trees and so cause little subsidence.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.