Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Q: We excavated a trench for drainage near an oak tree. At the closest point, we are maybe 12 feet from the trunk of the tree. We did not break any roots larger than about 3/4 inch. Will the tree live ...

Q: We moved to a property where there are many shallow, large roots spreading out from a mature tree in the lawn, and the roots have holes in a few places. Should we fill them in to prevent rot? A: ...

Help them grow strong roots.

Tree roots naturally grow into sewer lines as they are a source of additional water and nutrients. Some signs of tree roots in sewer lines are sinkholes, soft spots in the yard, slow drains, gurgling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These roots were cut too close to the trunk. We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester ...

You should be able to stand on the flares of a properly exposed tree — as with this Arkansas state champion magnolia. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Questions related to root-flare exposure are ...