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Will Landscaping Fabric Stop Tree Roots?
Posted on 4/7/17 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 4/7/17 at 9:23 pm
I am putting in a flower bed beneath a live oak tree and am trying to figure out a way to keep roots from growing up into my new bed. Will landscape fabric prevent oak roots from growing to the surface if I tack it down well?
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Posted on 4/7/17 at 9:53 pm to Spankum
Oak roots can break cement sidewalks and Slabs. Not sure how any the fabric would be any stronger.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 10:33 pm to LEASTBAY
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Oak roots can break cement sidewalks and Slabs.
Not really a fair comparison. I don't know if fabric will keep the little hair roots out but unlike concrete it will "give" some when a large root pushes on it. So it may work for a few years but I wouldn't plan a long-term bed.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 11:44 pm to Chuker
No
Posted on 4/8/17 at 5:09 am to Spankum
Yes and no, the roots will not normally penetrate the fabric, it simply pushes it in the way they want to travel.
Posted on 4/8/17 at 7:11 am to Spankum
They make a root barrier product but if the tree is well established I think you would have to do some root cutting to install them.
Call an arborist if you want it done correctly.
Call an arborist if you want it done correctly.
Posted on 4/8/17 at 11:33 am to Capital Cajun
thanks to all who replied...good perspectives here.
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