Save Your Tree by Air Spading Instead of Trenching

There are times when you have to perform work at your home or landscape that involves trenching or cutting through the roots of established trees. Construction work such as installing new irrigation, utility lines, fencing and new home builds can end up destroying a huge percentage of an established tree’s existing root system. Once you cut away a large section of a tree’s structural and feeder roots, you end up with a tree that has a difficult time taking up enough water and nutrients. Without enough structural roots, these weakened trees can also become a major safety hazard.