re: Need a tree that soaks up lots of water

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How do you find this out?

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Long story but not determined by any scientific method.

Next door neighbor had been there for about 30 years. Said they had a bubbling up spring in low lying area I was worried about. About 25 years ago that happened but it dried out when droughts hit and rain slacked off. Well, we got about 6 months of constant rain in Georgia and my house is on lower land with a creek running through property. I had water pooling up under my house coming in through cracks seeping into garage. Had to run a sump pump for about 4 months until the rain finally subsided.

Had county come out to test for leaks in street. The patched a couple leaks but wasn't mine. They ran a test on my meter and by process of elimination i was able to finally agree with what neighbor said. I've sealed my garage floor/cracks and i am now in the process of replacing the shitty drainage pipes the original owners had in place which were clogged.