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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
The root system likes to send suckers up to the surface. These not only push up the lawn, but will rise and ruin sidewalks, driveways and almost anything in their way.
I know certain areas of the city they are removing all the poplars because they are destroying the sidewalks.
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Not only sidewalks and driveways, but your foundation. In my childhood home, our house and all of our neighbors houses were having trouble with the roots cracking the foundation. IIRC, it's because they're seeking water.
Also, with the suckers, it's impossible (pretty much) to kill them without killing the tree itself. My current neighbors tree has about 30 suckers going up, and the other neighbors can't kill them because it would kill the parent tree.