Sunday, January 8, 2012

Septic & tree planting help. How far from the disposal field should my trees be? How far from septic tank? ++

And, how far from dosing tank (whatever that is). I planted some holly bushes and scotch broom close to the tanks (within 3 feet of the covers). Will this be a problem. I have a crape myrtle about 10 - 15 feet away. I want to add a dogwood, cleveland pear and a red maple around the yard - what is the closest that they should be to the field and the tanks? Thanks in advance!

Septic %26amp; tree planting help. How far from the disposal field should my trees be? How far from septic tank? ++
I have the same problem, I have a septic tank in the middle of my property. You need to know that the spread of roots from a tree or shrub equals the spread of the shrub or tree at maturity. So, what ever you buy, besides needing to know what the height of the plant will be at maturity, WHAT WILL BE ITS SPREAD OR WIDTH?. That's how far out the roots will come, thus, you take that into consideration when figuring out how far away it needs to be planted from your tank.
Reply:that is a very hard question to answer what you need to know is what is the ROOTING of you plants and trees

do the produce small shallow roots or large deep roots

and never plant any WATER seeking roots near the tank the roots will seek the water out and destroy your system
Reply:well it all depends where you live, because different states have different codes. I think that you should put the trees at least 7ft from your septic tank, that way the sprouts of the tree won't give you any trouble with the septic tank.


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