Would redwood tree roots push through an obstruction like an in-ground concrete pool, or instead, grow around?
I have a 40′ tall redwood in my backyard. I’m just curious to learn more about having such a tree having never been a homeowner, let alone tree owner, before. I know the roots grow shallow and intermingle with other roots (or other things that might be a root – a water pipe for instance), but not sure what the roots will do when then hit something like a pool?
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upyerjumper
20 Feb 2011
Don’t want to cause a health hazard but roots do not have eyes. Check out the local boulevard or go to the nearest park and see the old trees growing there. If you see a rooting then there is your answer. If I was a root I would not ask if I could dip my toes in..I would just go ahead and do it. Redwoods are age old trees – if the pool is there before and the concrete is hard enough then its possible that the roots take the hint and grow downward instead of across. It’d make a hell of a dip sauce huh?