Whats the best to deal with tree roots that are protruding through my lawn, making it hard to cut.?

Answer 1

[quote]All tree roots have some need for oxygen. Some species need more, while others can live with their roots covered entirely by water. Oxygen is just as vital for tree respiration as it is for our own. Oxygen is absorbed by the tree’s feeder roots, which continually grow, die and regenerate along and at the ends of the woody, permanent roots which extend from the base of the tree.

If too much soil is added above the feeder roots of a tree they can suffocate. Imagine how well you’d breathe with a pillow over your face! Coarse soil, however, doesn’t block oxygen nearly as much as a layer of heavy clay soil.[/quote]

Answer 2

Some trees have roots that seek out water, in this case surface water from your lawn. I was recently patching bare spots in my grass, and found alot of surfacing ash roots where the grass did not grow well. I've used a hand held folding tree trimming saw right into the soft soil to cut the roots off farther away from the trunk, finishing a difficult cut with a hatchet, then prying and digging them up. I left the large roots next to the trunk alone, so as to not hurt the tree. After taking out the roots, I needed extra soil before planting more grass.

Answer 3

Work with nature, not against it. Maybe it's time to plant a lovely flower bed or shade loving plants or ground cover, which doesn't need cutting at all, where the tree roots are showing.

Answer 4

i treated a willow tree with a glyphosate weedkiller. this penetrates the roots and is, apparently, inactivated in contact with the soil.

a year later all was dead and easy to pull out.

Answer 5

There is not much you can do, short or getting them dug up and removed which is very expensive. A weed wacker in that area is a good idea.