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This big Ficus tree is a beauty, but the roots are an ongoing problem. A few years ago the sidewalk was repaired due to the roots of the tree.
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This water pipe is pushed up from the roots that are under ground. Now some roots look like that they are tyring to shove the pipe back into the ground.