As is common with new plantings by builders cpntractors, the maple tree behind my house was istalled with about a third of its root system above ground level in a too-shallow hole and with a token amount of soil to cover them. The planting was done about 5 years ago. My question: will it damage...

I live in Georgia and have 2 Maple trees shading my patio. They are 25 feet apart. Their shade is such that grass will no longer grow in the area between them; so I want to convert that area into a garden with a flagstone path through it. It will need to be stepped down with three steps of 7in. One...

I have this maple in my front yard and a lot of the roots are growing above ground and spreading across my lawn. I was thinking of putting a load of top soil and planting some ivy on top. Any feedback or suggestions? Its getting real hard to mow what little grass that does grow. Ampman

One of the concrete sidewalk blocks in front of my house has been raised up about an inch above the adjacent blocks, by the roots of a 20 foot Maple tree. My homeowners insurance company says that I have to lower it to make an even sidewalk. I have a masonry contractor who says we can just lift the...

I am digging a 18" diameter hole for a carport footing. There is a 3 1/3 root that runs through the place where the hole is. The hole is about 20 feet from the tree and the root is about 2 feet from the surface. The tree is at least 40 years old and over 40 feet tall. Can I cut this root without...