>>11653314I live in a generic subdivision. Like most neighborhoods of this type, the developer cut down all of the trees and other vegetation, bulldozed and compacted the soil to give everything a level or gently curving form that is easy to build on. This soil compaction causes a nasty problem though. After the houses are built, the drop in a couple of inches of top soil, roll out sod, and plant young trees to replace the ones they cutdown. The trees can't get their roots down into the compacted soil, so the roots end up being very shallow and often run along the surface of the yards. This makes them very prone to blowing down in large storms, especially as the trees become mature and top heavy.
With this in mind, why can't root penetration be prevented in underground houses? The developers of generic sub-divisions aren't even trying to prevent tree roots from getting deep and yet they accidentally succeed. Shouldn't it be possible to intentionally prevent root incursion?
