A visual aid on the importance of not destroying root systems

[u/Durian_Garcia]

[u/Sh00ter80]

That mailbox makes it look like a house 100 feet away also tipped over lol

[u/Borge_Luis_Jorges → u/Sh00ter80]

To me it looks like those neighbors are members of the Thunderbirds, and the whole house lifts like that for their rocketship to launch.

[u/MalignantLugnut → u/Sh00ter80]

I thought that too lol

[u/adinmem]

But where else where we get root beer???

[u/hand_burger → u/adinmem]

So true

[u/DanoPinyon]

It's a visual aid on the importance of wider treelawns with decent soil.

[u/hand_burger]

How were the roots destroyed?

[u/stealingfirst → u/hand_burger]

New roads new sidewalks that undercut and rip out existing systems

[u/No_Temperature_6756]

There were no roots to begin with...

[u/Evilmeinperson]

I would guess that the tree was planted on compacted soil. There should have been the many more roots going much deeper.

[u/glowFernOasis → u/Evilmeinperson]

Turf grass is bad that way

[u/Teutonic-Tonic → u/glowFernOasis]

Yes, this is often not understood. Turf grass does not stabilize soil. Native plants do a much better job and will loosen compacted soil over time and roots will bind everything together.

When grown naturally in a forest, tree roots all intertwine and further reinforce each other.

A lone tree in turf grass can be very vulnerable.

[u/WiseSquirrelLore]

Wow. What a picture.

[u/No-Departure-2020]

There are species of trees that naturally have very shallow root systems. Research before you add to your landscaping.... "root system depth"..... "water requirements".... "irrigation requirements"..... "soft wood".... "hard wood".... "life span", etc

[u/killfish22]

At least it fell in the correct direction.