"You may need to blast away a bit more." Homeowner warned after sharing photos of 20-year landscaping mistake: 'Not sure ... what to do' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A girdling root is one that circles the base of a tree at or just below the surface. Girdling roots can also girdle other roots but without harm. The most commonly affected species are maples, lindens ...

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Far too many gardeners place mulch volcanoes around their trees. Unfortunately, this form of mulching can be incredibly harmful to trees, sometimes causing them to grow a secondary root system, as one ...

Dear Master Gardener: We moved into a house and noticed the roots of several trees are girdled. Why did this happen? Answer: Girdling roots are roots that grow in a circular or spiral pattern around ...

Dear Neil: I have an 8-year-old oak tree. It looks like it has a girdling root. Should we cut through the root in two places so it can be removed, or should we leave well enough alone. A: Definitely ...

A root-collar excavation was performed on this red maple to discover that girdling roots have restricted its growth, drastically affecting the health of the plant. A root-collar excavation was ...