spencer664•2mo agoMost Upvoted

TIL the old oak in Greenville Park has a crazy root system

Honestly, I was walking through the park yesterday and saw they had to cut a section of sidewalk near the big white oak. The roots had lifted the concrete almost 8 inches in one spot. It's a textbook case of why you need to think about mature tree placement when they plant new ones. Has anyone else had to deal with a job like that in a public space?

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henderson.mila16d ago

Wow, eight inches! That is wild to think about. I mean, I've seen roots crack pavement before but eight inches is just ridiculous. That oak must have some serious muscle under there. How long has that tree even been in the ground for the roots to get that big?

norag552mo ago

That oak is basically doing free parkour on the city's dime, lmao.

laura_ross2mo agoProlific Poster

My neighbor's maple cracked their driveway in three places, @norag55.