Roots from external trees damaging my patio
Hi,
Roots from external trees outside my boundary are damaging my patio. they have kind of made its way to paved bricks and uneven them creating lot of ups/downs in the patio surface area and lifted the bricks in the pavement similar to the photo attached (not my patio but the lift is higher) . Also the roots are popping out in the garden as well in between my vegetable garden and probably eating the nutrients I have for the vegetable garden.
Also there may be multiple trees which are outside my patio area and not just one , plus they all belong to county not to our society so it may not be easy to cut them.
Is there a way i can get rid of them or control the further damage while protecting my existing crop.
Also what may be some of the future consequences if I do not take any action and let the roots grow.
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Here's a post that might help - https://www.tcia.org/tcia/Blog_Items/2016/_How_to_Correct_Aggressive_Tree_Roots.aspx
There are two ways to go with this problem. First, lift up your pavers and relevel the ground. I'm not sure if that is a long-term solution, though. The other way is to cut the roots. Here's a link with details on how to do it.
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/cut-roots-under-pavers-33580.html
Since the trees belong to the county, you may want to check what you can actually do legally. Good luck!
Irregardless of the source of the roots, if they are impeeding or interfering anywhere within your property boundaries, you are entitled to cut them or remove them.
You can legally trim trees at your property line - as long as you don't kill them. You can dig down along your property line and put in a barrier. It can be metal, plastic, or concrete. Stop digging after you are below root level. We had a neighbor's trumpet vine roots invading our yard. When we added a new block wall fence, the contractor put in a 12" deep concrete foundation for the wall. Now the roots do not invade our yard.
I would call up the county and discuss this with them, see what options they present then go from there.
I would try to hunt down the owner of the tree and see what they can do. nothing you can do about roots.
You can legally cut or destroy the roots on your patio. Get some root killer at Home Depot or Lowes, or use rock salt, epsom salt and vinegar and kill the roots. You are going to have to pop those paver up to do that, but worth it.
I agree with Becky that you should contact the County if that is who owns the trees. Likely many other homeowners are facing the same problem and the County, when made aware, may help to resolve the problem. Also, contact your County Extension Agent and work with them. They can provide lots of information about landscaping and plants.