Hi,
The 50 years old tree next to the sidewalk has caused the sidewalk concrete to pop upward, and the local city inspector wanted tree roots within 1' under sidewalk to be all removed.
I got the sidewalk lifted, and found a major tree root under the sidewalk and it's at least 1' diameter.
That section of the root is less than 3 feet away from the main trunk.
Would cutting that root off cause any major injury to the tree?
The 50 years old tree next to the sidewalk has caused the sidewalk concrete to pop upward, and the local city inspector wanted tree roots within 1' under sidewalk to be all removed.
I got the sidewalk lifted, and found a major tree root under the sidewalk and it's at least 1' diameter.
That section of the root is less than 3 feet away from the main trunk.
Would cutting that root off cause any major injury to the tree?