Soil Compaction |
1. Place barriers to foot
and vehicular traffic around root zone. |
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2. Spread several inches
of wood chips over root zone. |
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3. Bridge root areas with
plates of steel. |
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Severed Roots |
1. Minimize excavation
by raising paved driveways. |
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2. Trench utilities
in a route that avoids tree roots. |
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3. Reduce trenching
for foundations by using posts and pillars instead of
footers and walls. |
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Drainage Pattern
Changes |
1.
Areas receiving too much water should have a drainage
system. |
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2. Areas deprived
of water may require irrigation. |
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Source:
A City Among the Trees (City of Seattle Urban Forest
Coalition, 1998) |