Risk to (waste) water pipes from tree/shrub roots

  • Erstellt am 2015-02-09 18:35:06

EveundGerd

2015-02-19 16:57:22
  • #1
Back to square one! Today my 4 m radius was stolen from me!!! The supplier wanted another trench. I am outraged! No tree in the paving desert after all. oops:

As if I will plant evergreen and rose bushes and let forget-me-nots self-seed. So I'm back in the club!
 

willWohnen

2015-02-19 16:59:24
  • #2
Sorry, that’s rubbish. Knotweed is a no-go because it has such aggressive roots; it’s definitely a pipe eater. I’m also still unsure about roses. I also see them as a desirable alternative. In my opinion, though, they are deep-rooted as well? If I want to put a large climbing rose on the garage, I wonder if that’s possible? If you find out more about the rose roots, let me know...
 

MünchnerKindl

2015-02-19 19:21:17
  • #3
Hello,
the thing with the roses will probably be difficult as well, they are deep-rooted.
What you are writing there, I can already see my "blooming front garden" fading away too.
In our case, the pipe also runs right through it.
I will have to start looking for what else could be planted.
Best regards
 

MünchnerKindl

2015-02-19 19:26:48
  • #4
Quickly found:
Hornbeam, magnolias, willow, serviceberry, currant bushes, barberry, goldrush, hazelnut, privet, butterfly bush
Something can surely be found there. Privet is also evergreen
 

EveundGerd

2015-02-19 20:16:55
  • #5
I advise against hazelnut. We had it on the premises. A nice plant for the forest. There it can spread wildly.

Thanks again!!!
 

EveundGerd

2015-02-19 21:31:55
  • #6
So, I took a closer look at the native serviceberry. It has shallow roots but requires a root barrier. 60 cm deep and 1.20 m in diameter. It grows as a shrub about 1-3 m tall. The common serviceberry should also receive a root barrier. That should be the least of the problems. I will measure tomorrow to see if it fits.
 
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