Large Tree Roots on Pathways - what to do?
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We have a sweeping lawn surrounded by woods. Several paths go through the woods but huge tree roots make it hard to really walk on the paths. Should/could they be cut? Covered with dirt? We've thought of laying brick but doubt we could. Thank you.
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do not cut them ....cover them with mulch
Divert your path to cope with roots.
Hi Cheryl. I wouldn't cut the roots. I would just put dirt or gravel over them.
We have cut them out with no adverse effects to the tree. The tree has roots all around and you're only eliminating one or two. You could make a raised boardwalk path, but we wanted our paths to be natural
we have oaks roots and they had become dangerous for walking around our yard. When we had some trees trimmed, the guys used a grinder and ground them down. Worked great. just not close to the actual tree trunk.
owe cut poplar roots lost the trree