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Sat, Nov 6, 10 at 20:48
| Hey everyone,
I have three very large butterfly bushes in my front yard, 15 ft tall or so. I keep finding seedlings all over my yard. One I didn't notice for a while is nearly three feet tall so I decided to dig it up and plant it close to my foundation to cover up a few eyesores. This plant seems to grow very aggressively so I started to get nervous whether this could be a problem for a foundation. It is still fairly small so i can easily rip it out if need be and plant something else. Thanks in Dvance. |
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- Posted by tiffy_z5_6_can 5/6 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 10, 10 at 9:45
| How close to the foundation? I have three which are 1.5 feet from the foundation and there hasn't been an issue. They have been there for 6 years now. |
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- Posted by imabirdnut 7b North Texas (My Page) on Thu, Nov 11, 10 at 10:32
| Unlike other trees...the BF bushes seem to have very tender & more surface growing roots, at least that's what I noticed when I was digging around my oldest one that grows to about 12 ft tall. I cut it back to about 2-3 ft every winter. If it is at least a yard from your foundation, it shouldn't be a problem, IMO! :o) |
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