Root barrier

[ckroeg]

I read a little on a posting from 2004 about root barriers for trees. Is this possible and how does it work?

Looking to find out if we can place some kind of barrier between our yard and the neighbors, to block the roots from his black walnut trees. These trees produce a toxin that sounds like it kills just about anything that grows within reach of its roots. When these trees are mature they will pretty well prevent us from growing anything in the back 1/2* of our yard, which right now is our entire garden, hummingbird garden items, and all our apple trees (10) all planted this year. No other option to move everything since the other part of the yard is for the pond and other landscaping.

Any ideas?

Chris

[Newt]

Hi Chris,

Is it possible to talk to this person and explain how large the trees will get, how they will drop those spiny walnuts on your garden and what the tree roots do?* Maybe they would reconsider their choice or placement?* I can get you sites with all the 'dirt' (pun intended) on these trees if you like.

In the meantime, there are rootbarriers, but you would probably need a pro to install them.* Here you go.
http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/plant...thbarriers.htm

Newt

Old topic, but I thought I'd put my tree care album link in here.

http://imageevent.com/mdvaden/treerepair

If you scroll down the images, there are two, where I root pruned a sweet gum tree's roots that came from next door and were severely drying out a lawn's soil.

Too bad the barrier couldn't have been put it years ago when the cuts were smaller.

But that's the way it goes sometimes.