Jacaranda tree roots vs pool

kcairns

Hi! I currently have about an 8yr old Jacaranda tree in my back yard just on the outside of my inground pool and screened enclosure. My husband thinks this trees root system will damage our deck (brick pavers) and ultimately the pool itself.... any advice on the root system of this beautiful tree and the likelyhood that it will ruin our pool?

We live in Riverview, Florida (a suburb of Tampa). THank you!

Eric Frei

Need pictures, distances, sizes, pool size, volume etc.

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kcairns

Thanks for the response... Here are several pics.... The tree is approx 4ft from the brick deck/screen enclosure and approx a total of 6-7ft distance to the actual pool. The pool is a 700-900 gallon pool. The tree is maybe 25-30ft tall and as I said is around 8-9 years old. I really hope that the tree roots are not a threat to the pool, I really love this tree, but my husband insists that it needs to come out before it ruins the pool and costs us tons of $$.

Thanks for any advice you can give us!

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Eric Frei

Is that paving set on concrete?

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Davo The Terrible

Are you sure that's a Jacaranda? Do you have any closeup pics of those seedpods? What colour are the flowers?

Eric Frei

Could be an albizia ???

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Bernard Keays

I can't quiet tell from the photo's.... but it looks like yellow poinciana (Peltophorum africanum or P. pterocarpum).

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Jeff Darby

lol..better photos of the tree in question is in order please..mr kcairns...

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kcairns

Here are close-ups of the seed pods.... It flowers yellow. And there is no concrete under the brick pavers.

Thanks to all!

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Davo The Terrible

Bernard is on the right track - that's definitely a type of Peltophorum, possibly P. dubium. I guess for the purposes of this thread, the root system could be considered to be fairly similar to that of a Jacaranda. What do you guys reckon about the proximity to the pool/pavers?

Eric Frei

The tree has a lot of growing to go.

Maybe some root barrier now will help.

If the pavers are cemented and there's a slab under them then I doubt the pool will be under threat, however under normal pavers is where roots like to go.

He has a cover so leaves aren't a problem.

Be alright for a long while yet IMHO.

I do not see many pools cracked from tree roots, concrete pools with water in them offer fair resistance to the pressure exerted by tree roots. But I have seen issues with fibreglass and the liner style pools.

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Davo The Terrible

Another factor that could affect the likelihood of damage is the soil type - a tree in a clay soil will potentially do more damage due to shrinking of the soil caused by the roots removing water, whereas in sand, this effect is lessened. Sandy soil will also make for easier digging when putting in root barrier!