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Re: Weeping willows

Hi Robert and welcome! The Weeping Willow is a tree loved by some and scorned by others. The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service has a fair assessment of the tree. http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/factsheets/trees/wepngw.html There tree does exhibit surface roots similar to the maples...

Posted to Trees (Forum) by jeff-nhn on 04-21-2008
Surface Tree Roots

When I mow my lawn, I'm constantly running the mover around the surface roots of my Sycamore tree. Now I have been putting up with these surface roots for years now and it doesn't bother me anymore. I have my routine of how to cross to roots or mow beside them without damaging them. Now it is...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 02-02-2008
Tree roots and sidewalks

We get a significant number of calls about how close can trees be planted to sidewalks and driveways. I think most of us who have walked a sidewalk in a mature residential area has spotted cement walkways and sidewalks that are heaved up or have had to step over broken cement because of tree roots. If...

Posted to Trees (Forum) by Bill-nhn on 01-10-2008

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