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Tree roots by side of house
Lizzie27
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I mentioned this problem earlier in the Forkers thread but think I may get a wider reaction/advice on a new thread.
My problem is that this morning I found tree roots sneaking up between the house wall and the path paving, which is Indian sandstone. The roots are are thin feeding ones I believe, up to two feet along and had rooted into old leaf mulch which had fallen into a gap by the side our porch. Our house is on a hill so the paving from the back garden is stepped. The roots are most probably from an old, very tall birch outside our boundary about 4-5 metres from the house or from our 10 ft tall pittosporum which is about 3 metres from the house wall (I will check the distances tomorrow).
Any advice on what I should do about the roots please?
My problem is that this morning I found tree roots sneaking up between the house wall and the path paving, which is Indian sandstone. The roots are are thin feeding ones I believe, up to two feet along and had rooted into old leaf mulch which had fallen into a gap by the side our porch. Our house is on a hill so the paving from the back garden is stepped. The roots are most probably from an old, very tall birch outside our boundary about 4-5 metres from the house or from our 10 ft tall pittosporum which is about 3 metres from the house wall (I will check the distances tomorrow).
Any advice on what I should do about the roots please?
North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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I've got a sheet of fairly rigid steel mesh which I could cut to fit in the gap to keep the leaves out which might be sensible. Panic over.