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9 shallow-rooted trees that can damage the pipes in your yard

The roots of that big tree in your yard may be infiltrating your underground plumbing right now. If the species is shallow-rooted, it's even more likely.
Biloxi Sun Herald

An ‘MRI’ for trees is saving live oaks on the Mississippi Coast. Here’s how it works.

Before a developer starts construction on a new project in downtown Ocean Springs, he ordered root scans of two century-old oak trees on the property to show him where to build. “We plan to build ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Gardeners should also take care of trees’ roots. Here are the do’s and don’ts

This live oak with its mass of surface roots was a poor choice for parkway planting. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram To a shade tree, the first part of that supply chain is its roThere’s not ...