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The Root Cause – Keeping a Sensible Distance

by James on 01/12/2011 in Factsheet, High Value Homes, Property Insurance

The Root Cause - Keeping a Sensible Distance

Common NameBotanical Name (Scientific)Suggested min distance from property (Metres)Maximum root spread recorded (Metres)
CypressCupressus3.520.0
CypressChamaecyparis3.520.0
BirchBetula4.010.0
AppleMalus5.010.0
PearPyrus5.010.0
Cherry, Plum & PeachPrunus6.011.0
HawthornCrataegus7.011.5
Rowan & Mountain AshSorbus7.011.0
PlanePlatanus7.515.0
LimeTilia8.020.0
Black-LocustRobina8.512.4
BeechFagus9.015.0
AshFraxinus10.021.0
Horse ChestnutAesculus10.023.0
ElmUlmus12.025.0
Maple & SycamoreAcer12.020.0
OakQuercus18.030.0
WillowSalix18.040.0
PoplarPopulus20.030.0

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