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BC, At this point, I've gotten several opinions from several arborists, including one who made a visual inspection. Bottom line: There is no consensus. I've also received some suggestions from this forum on how I can "live with the roots", and still enjoy the area. And I've decided that...

So..... I had an ISA-Certified Arborist from Savatree come and take a look at my root situation. His stance was "cutting any of these roots will have some impact on the tree." He also made some suggestions for pruning and adding a cable to support one of the large branches over my house...

Thanx much ropensaddle. Lots of great ideas.

ropensaddle, I Googled "mulch garden" and came away empty :(. Is it simply an area that contains mulch, and nothing else? If so, I think even I could handle that ;). thx, feenyman99

Thanx to all for your quick and helpful responses! :clap: Based on what's been said, my current plan is to contact a local Arborist and have him/her come over and make a recommendation. I like Derwoodii the Tree Freak's suggestion: Cut the surface roots that are more distant from the tree...

Hi. Our neighbors, with whom we get along just fine, have a tree just on their side of their property whose roots come into our yard. The roots are above ground, making that part of our yard virtually unusable; it's difficult to even walk there. It's also possible that the roots will start...