The root system of a plant is designed to track down moisture, and that's exactly what plumbing transports, moisture. There are some types of plants that you should avoid planting near your plumbing.
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2. 10. BIRCH TREE
BIRCH TREES CAN BE BIG,
VERY BIG, IN EXCESS OF 50
FEET STRAIGHT UP. THIS
MASSIVE HEIGHT
CONTRIBUTES TO THE
PROBLEM, A BIRCH TREES
ROOT SYSTEM WIDE AND
FLAT AND COVERS A
SUBSTANTIAL AREA AND
CAUSES HAVOC ON PIPES.
3. 9. WILLOW TREE
WILLOW TREES NATURAL
HABITAT IS ONE OF HIGH
LEVELS OF MOISTURE
SUCH AS RIVER BANKS.
BECAUSE OF THIS MOST
BACKYARDS DON'T HAVE A
SUITABLE SUPPLY OF
WATER TO SUSTAIN A
WILLOW AND THE ROOT
SYSTEMS GO HUNTING
FOR YOUR PIPES CAUSING
HUGE AMOUNTS OF
DAMAGE AND BLOCKAGES.
4. 8. OAK TREE
OAK TREES ARE SOME OF THE
BIGGEST AND OLDEST TREES IN
THE WORLD. THEY ARE SLOW
GROWING AND SO ARE THEIR
ROOT SYSTEMS. OAK TREES
HOW EVER HAVE A MAIN ROOT
CALLED A "TAP ROOT" WHICH
GROWS STRAIGHT DOWN INTO
THE GROUND IN SEARCH OF
MOISTURE. ONCE THE TREE
BEGINS TO MATURE, OTHER
ROOTS START GROWING
LATERALLY FROM THE PLANT
AND THESE ARE THE ROOTS
THAT CAUSE HAVOC FOR
PLUMBING.
5. 7. MAGNOLIA
TREE
MAGNOLIA TREES HAVE AN
AMAZING FRAGRANCE, AND
AN AMAZING SYSTEMS OF
ROOTS THAT CAUSE MASSIVE
DAMAGE TO PLUMBING.
MAGNOLIA ROOTS ARE LONG,
THICK AND ROPE LIKE IN
APPEARANCE AND
STRUCTURE. THEY GROW
ALONG THE GROUND AND
CREATE HAVOC ON
PLUMBING THAT IS
RELATIVELY SHALLOW.
6. 6. CITRUS TREE
LIKE WILLOW TREES, CITRUS
TREE REQUIRE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER TO
GROW SUCCESSFULLY, AND
MOST BACKYARDS DON'T
HAVE SUBSTANTIAL
MOISTURE IN THE SOIL, SO
THE ROOT SYSTEMS HUNT
DOWN YOUR PLUMBING AND
GET THE MOISTURE YOU
NEED ELSEWHERE. CITRUS
TREES ARE SUCH A BIG
PROBLEM, THAT SOME HOME
OWNER ASSOCIATIONS
ACTUALLY BAN THEM FROM
BEING PLANTED IN YARDS.
7. 5. BOXWOOD SHURBS
BOXWOOD SHRUBS ARE
OFTEN PLANTED ON
PROPERTY BOUNDARIES AS A
MAKESHIFT FENCE, THIS IS
ALSO WHERE SOME OF THE
MOST VENERABLE PLUMBING
IS AND DUE TO THEIR
SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM THE
TWO CLASH QUITE OFTEN.
8. 4. PALM TREE
UNLIKE THE OTHER PLANTS
ON THIS LIST THE ISSUES
WITH PALM TREES ISN'T THE
ROOTS, IT'S THE FRUIT AND
SEEDS. THESE FRUITS AND
SEEDS GET DROPPED AND
BLOCK UTTERS DOWNPIPES
AND DRAINS. THIS CAUSES
BLOCKAGES, FLOODING AND
DAMAGE TO PIPES.
9. 3. LIQUIDAMBER
THIS TREE IS A POPULAR
CHOICE DUE TO ITS
STUNNING APPEARANCE, BUT
PLANT IT NEAR PIPES AND
YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS,
LIQUIDAMBAR HAS FAST
GROWING INVASIVE ROOTS
WHICH CAN INFILTRATE AND
DAMAGE PIPES FAST. IN
ADDITION THIS TREE IS
DECIDUOUS AND DROPS ITS
LEAVES IN THE AUTUMN,
CAUSE BLOCKED GUTTERS
AND DOWN PIPES.
10. 2. EUCALYPTUS
TREES
THERE ARE A NUMBER
VARIETIES OF GUM TREE'S
GROWING IN AUSTRALIA, AND
HAS A FAR-REACHING AND
AGGRESSIVE ROOT SYSTEM.
THESE TREES CAN BE PRONE
TO TOPPLE IN STRONG WIND
AND STORMS AND THE ROOT
SYSTEMS ARE KNOWN TO RIP
OUT UNDERGROUND PIPES
IN THE PROCESS.
11. 1. GINGKO BILOBA
PREHISTORIC TREE WITH FAN
SHAPED LEAVES ABLE TO
GROW 21 METRES TALL. THE
FRUIT CAN DROP AND NOT
ONLY DOES IT SMELL
DISGUSTING (LIKE DOG POO
OR VOMIT) BUT IT CAN BLOCK
GUTTERING AND DRAINS.