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No damage will occur if the water available in the soil is sufficient to meet the

tree’s transpiration rate

BUT..... What happens during the dry season

Calculating Distance of Tree Root Spread

Canopy dripline

A tree’s root system

will extend for a

horizontal distance

equal to its height

Canopy radius Root spread radius

Removing the tree roots can adversely affect the soil

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HOW TO causing it to swell and resulting in ‘heave’ of the foundations
conditions by causing too much moisture in the soil –

PROTECT HOW TO PROTECT

1. Implement root barrier

2. Chemical treatment

5. Root pruning 3. Eliminate the responsible roots

4. Cut down the offending tree

6. Transplanting

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