Hi,

I'd like to put a Jacaranda Tree in my backyard, the garden bed it
would go in is 6m x 2.8m with colourbond fence one side and surrounded
by a limestone wall. Is this big enough or will the roots cause
problems in the future?

Thanks
Stuart

Stuart wrote:
> Is this big enough or will the roots cause
> problems in the future?

No, and yes.

Really you need to define "future"
Jacarandas can get to be big old tree a few (>3M
) across the trunk. Of course their roots spread wider.

OTOH, any constructed wall is liable to crack over time with soil movement.


So, probably it would not be a problem in your life time.

In article <1136857103.382301.174670 [at] g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Stuart" <stuartkhall [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'd like to put a Jacaranda Tree in my backyard, the garden bed it
> would go in is 6m x 2.8m with colourbond fence one side and surrounded
> by a limestone wall. Is this big enough or will the roots cause
> problems in the future?

A mature jacaranda will reach 10m x 10m. The roots will spread more widely
than that, and if they don't, the plant may fall over in a high wind.

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