Are The Roots Of A 20ft Monkey Puzzle Tree Likely To Affect House Foundations?

The tree stands on the border between the neighbour’s garden and the garden of a property we want to buy and is approx 8 feet from the house. It has been there for years.

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 05/28/2021 @ 2:34 pm

The article below says to give them "plenty of room." Trees ideally should not be closer than 15 feet from a structure. However, this is such as unusual tree (and endangered) that has merit. I did find an article that said surface roots would make it hard to mow and could upend sidewalks.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/monkey-puzzle/growing-monkey-puzzle-outdoors.htm ^[1]

https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana ^[2]

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana/ ^[3]

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[2] https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana: https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana

[3] https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana/: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana/

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