I'm digging in the front yard. The park management wants me 
to move the little two wheel trailer from the side yard to 
the driveway. This means expanding the driveway the size of 
one space.

Problem is, the space is near a tree, and there are a lot of 
roots. Should I take the roots out with axe and sawzall 
(some up to 4 inch diameter). Or leave the roots in, and let 
the gravel settle around the roots?

-- 
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
  www.lds.org
.

It depends on how many roots and how close to the tree.  Don't laugh
but I cut some tree roots to put in a sidewalk.  The sidewalk was
about three or four feet from the trunk of the tree.  About five years
later the damn tree had fallen over and was leaning against my deck
railing.  It fell away from where the roots were cut.  My tree was
about eight to ten inches in dia.  Good luck.

G.S.


On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:49:37 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
 wrote:

>I'm digging in the front yard. The park management wants me 
>to move the little two wheel trailer from the side yard to 
>the driveway. This means expanding the driveway the size of 
>one space.
>
>Problem is, the space is near a tree, and there are a lot of 
>roots. Should I take the roots out with axe and sawzall 
>(some up to 4 inch diameter). Or leave the roots in, and let 
>the gravel settle around the roots?

Stormin Mormon wrote:
> I'm digging in the front yard. The park management wants me 
> to move the little two wheel trailer from the side yard to 
> the driveway. This means expanding the driveway the size of 
> one space.
> 
> Problem is, the space is near a tree, and there are a lot of 
> roots. Should I take the roots out with axe and sawzall 
> (some up to 4 inch diameter). Or leave the roots in, and let 
> the gravel settle around the roots?
> 

If the only thing that will ever be there is the trailer, and it isn't 
heavily loaded, I'd let the roots be. Too much risk of killing the tree, 
otherwise. Since you said 'park', I'm assuming it is their tree, not 
yours. No overflow parking out back somewhere where you can leave the 
trailer when not in use? (With a suitable lock on the hitch, of course...)

--
aem sends...

Gordon Shumway <R...@Planet.Melmac> wrote:
>"Stormin Mormon" wrote:
>>Problem is, the space is near a tree, and there are a lot of 
>>roots. Should I take the roots out with axe and sawzall 
>>(some up to 4 inch diameter). Or leave the roots in, and let 
>>the gravel settle around the roots?

>It depends on how many roots and how close to the tree.  

And what kind of tree.      I cut 6-8 inch roots off one side of a
100yr old swamp maple with no ill effects.     I wouldn't try it with
an oak or pine tree  in my part of the world.

Ask a  local arborist- or try your local extension office.

Jim

My 2 cants.  If it is a pine tree don't cut them.  We did and two years 
later in a big straight line wind storm the tree just flipped up with the 
root ball displayed it the air.
"Stormin Mormon"  wrote in message 
news:gsdvvo$4uk$1...@news.motzarella.org...
> I'm digging in the front yard. The park management wants me
> to move the little two wheel trailer from the side yard to
> the driveway. This means expanding the driveway the size of
> one space.
>
> Problem is, the space is near a tree, and there are a lot of
> roots. Should I take the roots out with axe and sawzall
> (some up to 4 inch diameter). Or leave the roots in, and let
> the gravel settle around the roots?
>
> -- 
> Christopher A. Young
> Learn more about Jesus
>  www.lds.org
> .
>
>
> 

That's sobering thought. "away" is my neighbor on the other 
side. I don't much like him, anyway.

-- 
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
  www.lds.org
.


"Gordon Shumway" <R...@Planet.Melmac> wrote in message 
news:m...@4ax.com...
It depends on how many roots and how close to the tree. 
Don't laugh
but I cut some tree roots to put in a sidewalk.  The 
sidewalk was
about three or four feet from the trunk of the tree.  About 
five years
later the damn tree had fallen over and was leaning against 
my deck
railing.  It fell away from where the roots were cut.  My 
tree was
about eight to ten inches in dia.  Good luck.

G.S.


On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:49:37 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
 wrote:

>I'm digging in the front yard. The park management wants me
>to move the little two wheel trailer from the side yard to
>the driveway. This means expanding the driveway the size of
>one space.
>
>Problem is, the space is near a tree, and there are a lot 
>of
>roots. Should I take the roots out with axe and sawzall
>(some up to 4 inch diameter). Or leave the roots in, and 
>let
>the gravel settle around the roots?

I don't know if the park has a back lot, but it's a good 
idea. I'm going to call, tomorrow, and see what the park 
says about the roots. They might know.

-- 
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
  www.lds.org
.


"aemeijers" <a...@att.net> wrote in message 
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If the only thing that will ever be there is the trailer, 
and it isn't
heavily loaded, I'd let the roots be. Too much risk of 
killing the tree,
otherwise. Since you said 'park', I'm assuming it is their 
tree, not
yours. No overflow parking out back somewhere where you can 
leave the
trailer when not in use? (With a suitable lock on the hitch, 
of course...)

--
aem sends... 

Very well worded. "cant", one of the def'n is tilt, or 
slope. "the tree cants a bit to the left". Not sure what it 
is, but it's not pine.

-- 
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
  www.lds.org
.


"Granby" <s...@joink.com> wrote in message 
news:7...@mid.individual.net...
My 2 cants.  If it is a pine tree don't cut them.  We did 
and two years
later in a big straight line wind storm the tree just 
flipped up with the
root ball displayed it the air.