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Hello, The property that I purchased recently has a beautiful red maple tree (pictured below). The house is undergoing a complete renovation and I've told the builder to stay away from the trees to avoid any construction-related damage. Unfortunately, he did not seem to listen to my request...

I am looking for research and documentation about the root structure of a tree in the following senerio: -Black Locusts planted 1860 (an estimate) along a rural dirt road -Road paved sometime before 1950 (still researching date) -The center of these trees is 6′ from the edge of the asphalt -4’5″...

I live in southern Indiana in a rural area. I have a huge (60 -70') American Elm tree growing between my house and a barn. We've been here for 7 years, and we've noticed that the huge roots of this tree are more visible now. They seem to have come up to the surface and make mowing a little...