DNA testing to establish the tree roots origin

Why is root DNA testing such a useful tool when undertaking airspade investigations?

When undertaking Airspade investigations to identify and locate the rooting areas of trees in relation to construction or development planning it is really important to know what you are actually looking at. Below we will look at a couple of common examples where we use DNA testing to establish the tree roots origin. Example 1: […]

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Airspade Investigations and Foundation Design

Tree Roots / David Abbot

Arboraeration was asked to investigate the rooting conflicts between three trees – all protected by tree preservation orders – growing in the rear of a residential property in London. The patio area of the property had been damaged by the roots, causing the paving slabs to lift and pose a trip hazard. Initial investigations were

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Tree Root Protection Zone – What is it and what does it mean?

Tree Roots / David Abbot

One of the more common questions we receive is – what is a tree root protection zone? Followed by what does it mean to my building or construction project? Firstly, Root Protection Zone or RPZ is generally an American term, in the UK the accepted phrase is Root Protection Area or RPA. However, both terms

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Airspade – What are its uses for tree work?

Tree Roots / David Abbot

An air spade tool is an air powered selective excavation tool that is designed specifically for working around tree roots, utilities, and in sensitive areas. The Airspade uses compressed air, that in the case of Arboraeration is supplied via our vehicle mounted, 150 CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) diesel air compressor. This allows air to

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Tree Root Size Charts – Do they exist and are they accurate?

Tree Roots / David Abbot

We are often asked for tree root size charts or tables to determine where the roots of trees are located in relation to the size, height, or species of tree. While there are no species-specific tree root size tables or charts relating to the above, the best resource that homeowners, planners, and consultants have is

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Vertical Root Barriers – guide to site preparation and installation

Tree Roots, vertical root barrier / David Abbot

The application of vertical root barriers is varied but their main design is to keep tree roots away from targets such as structures, roads, watercourses, drainage, irrigation systems etc. In their natural environment trees are free to use all of the available rooting areas that they require, growing around other roots or rocks and following

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Root Pruning – How we do it

Tree Roots / David Abbot

This subject has come up a few times on Forums etc. recently and I wanted to discuss our typical process for root pruning. Why Prune Roots? Usually, we prune roots because of conflict arising between the tree or trees and a proposed development or structure. Typically we would have investigated the site first and excavated

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Why is root DNA testing such a useful tool when undertaking airspade investigations?

Airspade Investigations and Foundation Design

Tree Root Protection Zone – What is it and what does it mean?

Airspade – What are its uses for tree work?

Tree Root Size Charts – Do they exist and are they accurate?

Vertical Root Barriers – guide to site preparation and installation

Root Pruning – How we do it

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