Beginner Gardening: Pine tree roots, 2 by JudyinGA

JudyinGA wrote:
Not to worry, ecrane. He was a certified arborist. I trust his opinion. And this was about 5 years ago. I've had this same company out several times over the years. They do excellent work. They send a crew of about 5 guys with bucket trucks, chipper, stump grinder, bonded, insured, the works. When they leave, you never know they were there. Everything is neat and clean. And I have learned a heckuva lot about trees during their visit. But, as I said, I don't know if the same coverage depth would apply to pines. However, I'm getting ready to do the same thing myself. Years of running rainwater has exposed some of the roots around a large pine tree. It stands alone at the beginning of the woods in the back yard. I want to put flowers underneath it, some kind of vine on it (I'm thinking maybe hyacinth bean, morning glory ... maybe even a clematis), and a mimosa tree in front of it because it's one of those southern pines that has a long, bare trunk up about 20-25 feet. Maybe more. Nothing will be planted at any considerable depth except the mimosa tree which is in a one-gallon pot. I will try to find space between the roots to plant that, if any big ones go out that far. Will let you know how it goes and send pictures if I can. Here's the lonesome pine about two years ago ...