Redwood with roots in city sewer system felled ... In this Feb. 16, 2016, photo, David Skeen secures a sections of a redwood tree to a flatbed trailer by at a residence in Roseburg, Ore.

Because the roots of redwoods are so shallow, and as the tree grows its roots can get 6 to 8 inches in diameter and spread up to 100 feet, they will lift foundations or sidewalks if planted too close.

For over half a century, one coastal redwood grew tall and thrived in the front yard of a home on Harvey Avenue in Roseburg. Unfortunately, that's partly because it had sunk its roots into the ...

Redwoods can be topped, particularly if the tree is small, like the ones you describe, and the cuts are relatively small. Many may think 30 feet is not small.

A redwood tree called El Palo Alto has long served as the 120-foot-tall symbol of Palo Alto, but a project to help it thrive has been delayed. By Jim Robbins PALO ALTO, Calif. — It could have ...

Those stands of old-growth redwoods, which now account for only 5% of all redwood trees, can store more carbon than any other forest on the planet. They have unique ways of reproducing. They produce ...

Redwood trees reach the sky in California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park. ... Fire, root rot and dry spells do not typically affect the whole tree but if they destabilize the base, ...

Redwood tree's sprouts are a growing concern / Control stems with chemicals or by pruning. By Ray Moritz Dec 9, 2006. ... (sprouts from the area of root/trunk attachment) and root suckers.

Q. I have a group of 20 redwood trees that were planted on a hillside 18 years ago. The lower 5 feet of the trunks are bare. If I were to top these trees, would branches develop on the lower trunk ...

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