Drainage beneath a Tree Fern

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PanamaDigger Morwell, Australia Aug 14, 2023

About a foot below where I want to plant a Tree Fern, I have an agi-pipe drain. The spot receives run off & I was going to make a square of agi pipe about a foot square before it feeds into a single pipe. Can I still plant a tree fern on top of this? Should I just settle for the single line of agi-pipe? The soil drains well even with a clay layer at 600mm down but I'm trying to avoid water going under the house.

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Vestia San Francisco, CA Aug 15, 2023

The tree fern roots will invade your pipes, and they can be very dense.

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PanamaDigger Morwell, Australia Aug 22, 2023

Thank you Vestia! That sounds wonderful! Just like what I would want. Sucking up any available water sounds really good. I'll stay with the single pipe - it will save me work.

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