I have a beautiful maple tree in my back yard. (I estimate it to be 40-50 years old.) I am considering building a garage on my property and because of how my property is laid out, the garage would end up being 7 feet from the base of the maple. Also, due to the slope of the yard, the garage foundation would be frost walls, which means that I will have to dig 4 feet deep trenches in order to build the foundation. I know that one of the main roots of the maple runs in the path of one of these frost walls, although I do not know how deep beneath the ground the root is.
My questions are:
#1 - If a root of the tree has to be cut in order to build the foundation, would it kill the tree?
#2 - If it wouldn't kill the tree, is there something that can be put on the root that would keep it from regrowing and damaging the foundation of the garage?
Thanks for any advice!
My questions are:
#1 - If a root of the tree has to be cut in order to build the foundation, would it kill the tree?
#2 - If it wouldn't kill the tree, is there something that can be put on the root that would keep it from regrowing and damaging the foundation of the garage?
Thanks for any advice!