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Tree Trimming and root growth
Cubslover
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I'm building a pizza oven this spring-summer and will have the situation below to deal with
Once this oven is complete, I will have a young (8 year old) Maple tree about 6-8' from the back of my oven pad.
The tree is of decent height (15') and provides the patio (faces West) a bit of shade from the afternoon/evening sun. I'm worried about roots near the surface of the ground, possibly causing issues with my oven.
3 possibilities:
1 - Remove the Tree
2 - Go on with the tree as is, keep an eye on the roots and take it down if necessary (Could be too late by that time)
3 - Keep the tree trimmed so as to keep the root growth to a minimum.
Can you see any problems with this tree's roots? I'd like to keep it, but will take it down should there be chance of any issues.
I don't even know if #3 is an option (I will talk to a local greenhouse and possibly a Purdue Horticulturist about this).
I have a couple other maples of similar age and they have some shallow roots as well.
Given the time and financial investment for this oven, I want to make sure I error on the safe side of things with this tree.
Once this oven is complete, I will have a young (8 year old) Maple tree about 6-8' from the back of my oven pad.
The tree is of decent height (15') and provides the patio (faces West) a bit of shade from the afternoon/evening sun. I'm worried about roots near the surface of the ground, possibly causing issues with my oven.
3 possibilities:
1 - Remove the Tree
2 - Go on with the tree as is, keep an eye on the roots and take it down if necessary (Could be too late by that time)
3 - Keep the tree trimmed so as to keep the root growth to a minimum.
Can you see any problems with this tree's roots? I'd like to keep it, but will take it down should there be chance of any issues.
I don't even know if #3 is an option (I will talk to a local greenhouse and possibly a Purdue Horticulturist about this).
I have a couple other maples of similar age and they have some shallow roots as well.
Given the time and financial investment for this oven, I want to make sure I error on the safe side of things with this tree.
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Comments
Heat from the oven may be a problem for the tree.
Number 2 is your safest, most conservative option.
Most maples are trees growing to 10-45 m (33-148 ft) height. Others are shrubs less than 10 metres tall with a number of small trunks originating at ground level. Most species are deciduous, but a few in southern Asia and the Mediterranean region are evergreen. Most are shade-tolerant when young and are often riparian, understory, or pioneer species rather than * overstory trees with a few exceptions such as Sugar Maple. Many of the root systems are typically dense and fibrous, inhibiting the growth of other vegetation underneath them. A few species, notably Acer cappadocicum, frequently produce root sprouts, which can develop into clonal colonies.Maple trees I have here are of the clonal type.
Shoots sprout up everywhere and the roots are very tough to get rid of.