I'm wanting to dig a fish pond close to a 4m tall ponga, and thinking of digging the pond around a third to half of the tree, to a depth of about 1.5 foot. I imagine this will cut through a fair amount of the trees shallower roots, and before beginning would appreciate advice as to whether this might be too much and could harm the tree ?
mechnificent,
Feb 19, 6:42pm
Pongas have a ball of roots, you can dig quite close to them.
jan741,
Feb 20, 6:20am
You won't kill the ponga, it will invade your pond with its roots when it recovers
mechnificent,
Jun 12, 7:45pm
They don't have long roots like most trees and plants. They have a mass of fibery roots in a compact ball.
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