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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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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. |
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"Setsuna" wrote in message om... 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 |
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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. |
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