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I have a tree lifting my sidewalk if i remove the sidewalk can i trim the root of the tree before i put a new?

April 26, 2017garden Home landscape Lifting remove sidewalk tree trim

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I have a tree lifting my sidewalk if i remove the sidewalk can i trim the root of the tree before i put a new?

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I would call an Arborist. They can tell you what should be done. Agree with other poster, cutting a root that is lifting the sidewalk will very likely kill it. It may take several years to die, but in that time it will become weaker and could come down on someone’s house in a storm.