{"id":13325,"date":"2020-01-31T08:30:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T08:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=13325"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:42:59","slug":"surface-root-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/surface-root-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to take care of Surface Root Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"surface<\/a>Trees in the landscape are highly prized and provide many benefits to you and your home. However, those shallow roots that appear on the surface of our lawns can create real headaches, especially when trying to grow lush turfgrass. This free download Surface Root Syndrome<\/a> publication will help you learn what surface roots are, common approaches to address the problem, and best practices to management.<\/p>\n

Resources
\n<\/strong>Find an Arborist<\/a>\u00a0video, Trees are Good-International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
\nCaring for storm-damaged trees\/How to Acidify Soil in the Yard<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 In the Grow, Purdue Extension
\nTree Appraisal and the Value of Trees<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
\nTree Support System<\/a>, The Education Store
\nWhy Is My Tree Dying?<\/a> \u2013 Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources
\nTree Risk Management<\/a> \u2013 Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR
\nMechanical Damage to Trees: Mowing and Maintenance Equipment<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Education Store
\nTrees and Electric Lines<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Education Store
\nUrban Forestry Playlist<\/a>, Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources YouTube Channel<\/p>\n

Lindsey Purcell<\/a>, Chapter Administrator & Master Arborist
\nIndiana Arborist Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trees in the landscape are highly prized and provide many benefits to you and your home. However, those shallow roots that appear on the surface of our lawns can create real headaches, especially when trying to grow lush turfgrass. This free download Surface Root Syndrome publication will help you learn what surface roots are, common […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,80,43,860],"tags":[60,599,257,1087,1086],"class_list":["post-13325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-trees","category-gardening","category-publication","tag-forestry","tag-landscape","tag-purdue-extension","tag-surface-root","tag-tree-disease"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13325"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41162,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13325\/revisions\/41162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}