Palm tree near house

tractng · 10-19-2009, 11:59 AM

I bought a palm (asian palm - looks like a banana tree)tree at Home Depot yesterday. The tree is planted 1 foot away from the house.

The label on the tree says it will grow around 6 ft tall. Right now, its already 5 feet tall. It came from a 2 gallon container.

Do I have any concern about the roots getting too big and causing some damage near the foundation

?

I don't have a lot of width area in my plant area.

Tnt

Cork-Guy · 10-19-2009, 05:31 PM

Well, I don't think it will do much damage if you keep it watered properly, roots tend to go sideways and upwards from a lack of water. Keep it watered well and you "shouldn't" have any problems, however we cannot control nature

tractng · 10-19-2009, 06:43 PM

Thanks cork-guy.

tnt