Blue Spruce Roots and Pool: No Threat to Intact Pool

Colorado blue spruce 3.5 ft from fence in Ontario; neighbor fears roots will damage pool.

Answer: No Risk

• Roots spread ~canopy width (15 ft at maturity) but stay in top 2 ft.
• Roots cannot penetrate intact pool shell.
• Spruce is slow-growing; maturity is decades away.
• Prune limbs if they encroach fence later.

Tell neighbor to relax.