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Will removing cypress tree roots from my yard kill my neighbors tree?
Posted on 4/1/21 at 11:40 am
Posted on 4/1/21 at 11:40 am
I just bought a house and in our new back yard a section has these little tree roots about the size of a softball that stick up in a 10x10 radius. Will digging these up and removing them kill my neighbors tree? They are definitely a tripping hazard, but I don’t want to start off on the wrong foot with the neighbors.
I believe they are cypress roots. I may be mistaken. But they are poking out of the ground. Having a landscaper come look at the yard next week for drainage, so I’ll get his input as well.
I believe they are cypress roots. I may be mistaken. But they are poking out of the ground. Having a landscaper come look at the yard next week for drainage, so I’ll get his input as well.
This post was edited on 4/1/21 at 11:43 am
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Posted on 4/1/21 at 11:47 am to Woolfman_8
No
Posted on 4/1/21 at 12:13 pm to Woolfman_8
don’t dig them up, just whack off at ground level with a chainsaw
Posted on 4/1/21 at 12:21 pm to cgrand
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whack off at ground level with a chainsaw
Posted on 4/1/21 at 12:38 pm to OysterPoBoy
Whack them at ground level with an ax or machete. I did this multiple times and haven't killed the neighbors trees yet.
This post was edited on 4/1/21 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 4/1/21 at 12:49 pm to Woolfman_8
Get a good reciprocating saw and cut them off at the dirt.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 1:29 pm to Aristo
Get a good reciprocating saw and cut them off at the dirt.
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A multitool will also work.
I keep those in my yard trimmed with my mower.
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A multitool will also work.
I keep those in my yard trimmed with my mower.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 2:15 pm to Woolfman_8
I have a neighbor with cypress trees and have roots coming up in my yard.
I will e digging and cutting up the roots in my yard in the next few weeks.
If the trees die, not my problem.
I will e digging and cutting up the roots in my yard in the next few weeks.
If the trees die, not my problem.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 2:18 pm to ItzMe1972
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I keep those in my yard trimmed with my mower.
Preferred methods for most, no doubt
Posted on 4/1/21 at 4:25 pm to MikeD
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Preferred methods for most, no doubt
I have a mower I keep just for that area of the yard. It is a crappy old mower and I don't care what happens to it. The blade looks like it has been cutting...cypress knees.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 5:22 pm to bbvdd
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by bbvdd ? on 4/1/21 at 2:15 pm to Woolfman_8
I have a neighbor with cypress trees and have roots coming up in my yard.
I will e digging and cutting up the roots in my yard in the next few weeks.
If the trees die, not my problem.
Alabama fan, checks out.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 5:36 pm to Joe Cigar
Appreciate the responses. 
Posted on 4/1/21 at 6:11 pm to Woolfman_8
“Dig them up” LOL. Where are you from ?
Posted on 4/1/21 at 7:01 pm to michael corleone
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“Dig them up” LOL. Where are you from ?
Clearly not from anywhere with cypress trees...lol!
Posted on 4/1/21 at 7:18 pm to Woolfman_8
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Kill my neighbors (cypress) tree
Hate to see it gif
This post was edited on 4/1/21 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 4/1/21 at 8:23 pm to Woolfman_8
I’ve got some kind of ground cover/vine on the side of the driveway where I park. I got a brush cutter to cut it back this week. I started cutting it and then felt like I hit something solid all of a sudden. I started pushing the vines around a realized it was a cypress knee. I found about 10 of them that are all at least a foot tall. I ended up cutting the vines back to where it’s even with the driveway which ended up giving me about a foot of driveway back. I was wondering the same thing so I didn’t cut the knees yet.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 9:24 pm to Woolfman_8
Unfortunately i have to do it often! I wish it would kill that damn tree!
Posted on 4/1/21 at 9:44 pm to fatboydave
I've got 4 mature cypress trees in my yard. I keep the knees mowed and do not have a problem. They are nice looking trees.
But I will not plant more.
But I will not plant more.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 10:54 pm to Cowboyfan89
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Dig them up” LOL. Where are you from ?
Clearly not from anywhere with cypress trees...lol!
From the land of first time home ownership
Never had to think about this before.
Posted on 4/2/21 at 1:25 pm to Woolfman_8
The knees have one root on one side and another on the opposite side that runs just under the ground. After a rain get them out with a hatchet. Super easy and I did it for years around 6 mature cypress trees, no issues.
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