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judyjohn | 12:02 Mon 12th Jul 2010 | Property
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My neighbour has just had her 70 foot tree cutback to 5 foot. She has left all the roots in so basically the roots and tree are still alive. Will the tree continue to grow or will it die. I am worried about my foundations as the tree is only 12 foot from the house
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Depending on the tree species, a 70' tree would have a "root bowl" of at least 70' diameter ................... probably much more. Root barriers are quite commonplace now ................ a trench between the tree and the house ........... filled with concrete and with, possibly, a polystyrene face to accommodate "clay heave" movement (don't worry about it!!!)
Please don't be alarmed, but it would put your mind at rest to have a surveyor check out the site. Just killing the tree might cause even more problems as they extract a huge amount of water while living, but ground conditions might alter after the tree has stopped "drinking". A good surveyor will advise.
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Thank-you so much for your Advice will look into it

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