My neighbour's cherry tree is just 2 meters distance from my house and there was a foot path in between and about 3 meters across from the oil tank. When I discovered a little plant between the foot path which was made of concrete slab I realized it was a cherry tree. I talked to my neighbour and they agreed to cut the cherry tree down. End of the story - not quite yet. The concrete was tilted and when I dug further on the side and found a big trunk in the ground so I followed the root underneath and it went through the oil tank ( has a concrete base ) along the side of the wall of the basement, make a turn to the front yard. there were a lot of small little cherry trees growing. I am afraid that the roots are damaging the basement and I was determent to destroy the roots but nobody, even the nurseries couldn't give me a satisfying answer because there was only a stump remover and no root remover. If any of you could help me out, it will be much appreciated.
Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) has aggressive roots. It is common here, both as a weed and as a deliberately planted tree. Many are planted as orchard fruits ('Bing', 'Lambert' etc.), others as rootstocks for Japanese cherries. I'd think a stump remover could be used on any roots too large to dig out, the rest being dug out. Roots right against something that might be damaged by stump remover shouldn't be treated with it, of course (check the product label for limitations).
Hi Ron B, Thank you so much for the quick response, I will try to apply the stump remover and let you know the outcome. Berny
