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Silver Birch - how big are the roots ?

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  • 04-03-2008 10:54am
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    beer enigma
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    I want to mask the houses over the wall at the end of the garden & was thinking of putting in three silver birch trees. However, I also have two greenhouses at the very end & dont want the roots of the trees to lift or distort them.

    I'm north facing so not worries about los of light, just worried about glass breakage !! :confused:

    Do the roots travel on the surface or are they underground ??


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    Reyman
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    Birch are not a big problem but watch out for Poplar and Willow - they are very risky!
    Have a look:


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    beer enigma
    Registered Users Posts: 6,167 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    Thanks - biggest worry is that they will surface & lift or distort the frame


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    Irish Gardener
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    Andip wrote: »
    I want to mask the houses over the wall at the end of the garden & was thinking of putting in three silver birch trees. However, I also have two greenhouses at the very end & dont want the roots of the trees to lift or distort them.

    I'm north facing so not worries about los of light, just worried about glass breakage !! :confused:

    Do the roots travel on the surface or are they underground ??

    A typical safe distance to plant a birch tree from built objects is approx 10 metres (33ft), but please be aware that this is a guide only and that most people plant them a lot closer with no problems.
    However, the birch are quite shallow rooted, with roots surfacing at times.
    How far will the new trees be from the greenhouses?

    Have a look here...... Silver Birch ... Betula pendula ... Beith Gheal


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    beer enigma
    Registered Users Posts: 6,167 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    Irish Gardener wrote: »
    A typical safe distance to plant a birch tree from built objects is approx 10 metres (33ft), but please be aware that this is a guide only and that most people plant them a lot closer with no problems.
    However, the birch are quite shallow rooted, with roots surfacing at times.
    How far will the new trees be from the greenhouses?

    Have a look here...... Silver Birch ... Betula pendula ... Beith Gheal

    As close as I can safely get them - the idea is to put the trees at the back wall of the garden & the greenhouses in front of them - we're north facing, so no light issues - if I move the greenhouses forward it will cause all sorts of problems for me.......

    Ideally I want the trees a couple of feet from the wall & the greenhouses a couple of feet forward from them..


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