| How do I know which plants will work best for my leach field? |
Be a good leach field gardener! Avoid planting trees and shrubs with deep root systems that can cause serious and expensive damage to your drain field. Deep rooted and water loving trees such as willows, cottonwoods and poplars are particularly risky choices for planting on or near your leach field. On the other hand, certain species of trees and shrubs (e.g. dogwoods, boxwood) have less aggressive root systems and are better choices.
If you decide to plant trees or shrubs plant them at a distance from your leach field that is greater that the typical root spread of a mature tree of a given species. Shrubs should be planted between leach field trenches if possible.
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