Why you can't plant a walnut tree near your home: what summer residents don't think about at all, and then it's too late

03.08.2024 21:41

Planting walnut trees in your garden plot can have serious consequences.

It is especially dangerous to plant this tree near a house, experts warn.

We'll tell you why it's better to avoid planting walnut trees in your dacha.

Why you can't plant walnuts near your home

Firstly, the walnut has a powerful and branched root system.

It can easily destroy the foundation of the house. The distance from the house to the place where the tree is planted should be at least 10 meters.

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Secondly, walnut branches and fruits can damage the roof of a house and a car.

In addition, walnut suppresses the development of other plants; nothing will grow next to it.

Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor