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Articles tagged roots

  • Tree Root Problems

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: roots, Horticultural Care
    Root systems are vital to the health and longevity of trees. All plants need water, oxygen, and nutrients. These are most readily available near the soil surface where precipitation infiltrates the soil and oxygen from the atmosphere...

  • Tree Roots and Foundation Damage

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: roots
    By Gary Watson Reports of building foundation subsidence have been increasing since the drought in 2005. Cracking of walls or windows is usually the first symptom noticed. Trees are sometimes blamed for subsidence of foundations. While trees can...

  • Root of the Month Archives

    | Category: Tree & Shrub of the Month | Tags: Root of the Month, roots
    We keep an archive of previous roots of the month in case you miss a month or want to remember what you saw. October 2010—Exposed root system September 2010—Fallen tree with exposed root plate August 2010—American Beech July 2010—Deam's...