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Root Collar Excavation

Trouble Below Ground

One of the most common causes of tree decline lurks below ground and out of sight. Girdling roots circle the base of a tree literally strangling it and depriving it of water and nutrients. 

Tree girdling root

Common signs of girdling roots include declining vigor, thinning foliage, top dieback and a lack of flare where the tree meets the ground.

As both tree and root increase in diameter over time, the girdling intensifies. Relieving trees of this pressure by careful excavation and surgery is cirital for long term survival.

A tree with a girdling root
A tree after a girdling root was cut out

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