Saving a tree when installing a septic drain field
Saving a tree when installing a septic drain field
How close can I come to a big old oak and a big old poplar tree with a septic drain field trench, and probably not kill the tree?
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Re: Saving a tree when installing a septic drain field
Not an expert, but I can share with you that my field was dug about 10 to 15 feet from the base of 2 older oak trees about a decade ago and the trees have been fine.
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Re: Saving a tree when installing a septic drain field
Isn't the reverse problem that the tree roots will spread into the drain field and cause problems there?
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Re: Saving a tree when installing a septic drain field
Comcast dug a large hole for a new pole about 15 feet from the base of an old oak of mine and it was dead a few months later. I think it depends where the roots go. One thing to consider is if some of the roots get cut the tree will be less stable in high winds.
Re: Saving a tree when installing a septic drain field
I know that used to be a problem, but I don't think it is now with these new drain fields with the infiltrator chambers.Isn't the reverse problem that the tree roots will spread into the drain field and cause problems there?
http://www.smaller-homes.com/septic-drain-fields.html
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Re: Saving a tree when installing a septic drain field
When I chopped down my 30 year old olive tree, and when it died, my septic backed up. Not saying that it was proved beyond a reasonable doubt that that's why my septic backed up, but it is ironic. I would not put leach lines or sewage pits near any trees that have long extending root systems that search for water.