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acacia is a taproot
Fibrous.
The tree will put down a tap root and have a fibrous root system.
fibrous
fibrous root
no
It's an oak tree, The reason I ask is that I will be building my house about 25 feet away from this tree and was worried about the roots.
As far as I have researched and have been told by an arborist (as I have one in my backyard), the root system is as deep as about half the height of the tree. The Rubber Tree is also considered to have an extremely invasive root system. It is not recommended that it be grown near buildings or walkways.
They can be both. Tap roots grow straight down to anchor the tree, fibrous roots spread out to take up nutrients. As well as some trees be both because some tap roots contrast with the fibrous roots system................
Osage Orange Trees.
Hazelnut (Corylus) is a small tree or shrub with a fibrous root system so the do not grow big roots, at the most twice the spread of the tree.
fibrous root Neem trees are generally raised from seeds hence there is tap root coming out of radicle of the embryo.