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Originally Posted by Ekka  Often when I'm grinding ficus roots I'll plunge the cutter wheel down in the soil and reverse along cutting roots. Then I move over say 2m and do the same, with a mattock lift out the root. They always have lots of roots coming off below them, it's not like lifting up a piece of tube or pipe but more like peeling it off a velcro surface. |
Gosh i wish i could reply to your post but since it is anecdotal i cannot stoop that low.
Seriously, good info; i was about to reply that branching from the underside could be more likely. Re tree and space, i can visualize a nice garden in there after soil and groundcover are installed.
remove and replace, and then wait 20 years? Not a plan this old man wants to hear.