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10 popular trees now flagged as structural threats across the US

Homeowners across America plant popular shade trees for beauty and longevity, unaware that hidden root systems often threaten ...
Mankato Free Press

The root of the issue: Take care of your tree's anchor, and it will take care of you

Tree roots may seem like a really boring subject, I know. However, trees are the anchors and framework of our landscape. They provide shade, breeze, spring flowers, fall colors, homes for creatures ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Gardeners should also take care of trees’ roots. Here are the do’s and don’ts

This live oak with its mass of surface roots was a poor choice for parkway planting. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram To a shade tree, the first part of that supply chain is its roThere’s not ...
NOLA.com

Grinding down oak roots is dangerous to the tree, and maybe to you. Here's a better way.

I have multiple roots from a live oak running along my front yard. I would like to grind them down with a wood carver disc, so the bottom deck and blade of my rider mower do not get torn up. I thought ...
NOLA.com

For healthy oaks, don't grind down ground-level roots; instead, add more soil to cover them

I have multiple roots running along my front yard from a live oak and a water oak. I would like to grind them down with the wood carver disc so the bottom deck and blade of my rider mower do not get ...