This past spring I invested in 4 large gardening above ground gardens. Growth was non productive. My neighbor has a weeping willow approx 15 to over 20 feet away from the boxes. Today I went to clean them out to plant garlic and all the boxes were totally frozen with all roots from the willow. All the growth of my garden was strangled. Is there a way to treat the roots that I am dealing with without killing the tree. My property should not be held hostage to deny me to plant. Totally an investment loss in which it was to save money in this hard time. Now it is a disaster zone when I removed the wood boxes. All solid tightly bound roots. Even if I can not have the garden there, I need to somehow break these large squares of earth to replant grass. It is very embarassing to have a yard look like this and I am totally helpless. Hope you can help. Thanks
I'd be tempted to check with your city hall concerning any bylaws there might be that deal with encroachment from one owner's property or plants onto another owner's property. Much in the way that most cities have a way to deal with dangerous overhanging branches, maybe there is something about invasive roots. I would never want a weeping willow in my yard or anywhere nearby, they are so aggressive, and grow so large, and the roots can cover many times more ground than the canopy does, and damage drains and driveways, as well as your garden efforts. Maybe there will be a way to have the owner of the tree deal with your problem, or at least help with it. Because willows are such aggressive growers, I seriously doubt there is much chance you would kill the tree if you had all the roots on your side of the property line simply chopped out, but I'm guessing it would be an expensive job if you had to hire someone to do it, or a major job for you to try yourself. Good luck.
