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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comWill cutting the top soil to a depth of 8 inches, installing gravel and foam and artificial turf, to within two feet of three trees kill or harm the trees. I want to install a 25 X 25 area of artificial turf near some trees but do not want to kill the trees.
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1 Comment To "Will Removing 8 Inches Of Top Soil Near Trees To Install Artificial Turf Damage Or Kill The Trees?"
#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 05/23/2020 @ 11:10 pm
You may damage the feeder roots of the trees. Most of the trees' roots are within 6 to 12 inches from the top of the soil and are the trees' main nutrient supply. Digging in those can damage or even kill the tree.
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Is it possible to stop the artificial turf at the end of the tree canopy? Then under the tree's canopy you can keep it mulched, the best thing to put under a tree.