kgf
New Member
Hi All, First post. I'm a homeowner. I planted a Shademaster Honey Locust about 18 years ago that has thrived and is growing well. I'd guess it's about 25' tall. When it was first planted I had put one of those rubber garden borders around it, and apparently one of the roots hit that border and was forced to grow in a circle, and it's now surrounding the trunk and in contact with the trunk all the way around. I've known about this for a long time, but was concerned that doing anything to that root would harm the tree. Now I'm concerned that NOT doing anything to that root will harm the tree. I've attached some pictures - it may be hard to see what I'm talking about. The root is sticking a few inches above grade all the way around, bit is somewhat covered by grass and weeds. Should I leave this alone, or should I cut that root and remove it from around the base of the tree?