Think I planted potentially damaging trees near septic tank
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spiracles Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 19 Apr 2015 Posts: 36
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:56 pm Post subject: Think I planted potentially damaging trees near septic tank |
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Could someone advise. I think I am after making a mistake. I recently planted these trees in the vicinity of a spetic tank and am worried about the effect they might have. I had no idea about septic tanks or the potential damage that can be caused. I was stupid.
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’ Japanese-Cedar. (6 feet from leach field)
Cryptomeria japonica Cristata (6 feet from leach field)
Prunus Avium (20 feet from leach field)
Rhus typhina Dissecta (Laciniata) (6 feet from tank)
Can someone tell me, should I remove all these? I don't really have anywhere else to plant them so it would be a shame, but I am panicking now
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Potential damage will be caused by roots getting into the pipework. Are you sure it is a septic tank and not a treatment plant?
General rule of thumb is to find out the mature height of those trees and keep away 2.5 times that height away from any structures. |
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spiracles Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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tagwex wrote: | Potential damage will be caused by roots getting into the pipework. Are you sure it is a septic tank and not a treatment plant?
General rule of thumb is to find out the mature height of those trees and keep away 2.5 times that height away from any structures. |
What about Cornus Controversa Variegata (Wedding Cake Tree)? Is that okay to have near to the tank? |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Without checking, if its a tap root then it should OK, if its a lateral root system then maybe not. How far from the tank is it? _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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