Understanding Tree Root Growth When you plant that six-foot sapling in your yard with dreams of sitting under a large shade tree, be prepared to deal with surface roots eventually. Almost any ...

Q: Is there anything that I can do about tree roots in our lawn that are at the surface? If I dig them out would it damage the tree? We have to mow over them because of where the tree is located, but ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of ...