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    Nov 21, 2015, 03:45 PM
    Do Maple trees have tap roots
    Do Maple trees have tap roots
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    Nov 21, 2015, 04:36 PM
    Maple trees do not have a tap root but a lateral root. All depends where it was planted and where the water supply is.

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    Nov 23, 2015, 03:09 PM
    If you look at Maple trees planted for a long time you will see all the roots along the top of the ground (laterals as noted above), impossible to grow grass under them.
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