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Tree roots extend well beyond the canopy; this is the drip line area. Watering just at the trunk misses most of the absorbing roots. Water the drip line and focus on areas under and beyond the canopy.

The plant is indeed the Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete). Its fruit are inedible. When dried, the mature fruit’s hard shells can be made into musical instruments and other receptacles. The tree ...

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Tree roots caused a blockage in a sanitary sewer pipe Wednesday, leading to sewer overflow in Dubuque.

“Surface roots frequently form when soils are heavily compacted or there is a high-water table,” North says. Both situations can impact your tree’s ability to gather water and nutrients.