The Grass Doctor

a have a large oak tree and the root system has kill my lawn., what type of grass should I plant.?

Public Comments

1. If the tree killed one type of grass, it'll probably kill another type. How about putting some decorative bark mulch under the tree and setting some pretty pots of shade-loving plants around it?
2. More likely it's the shade that caused the grass to die. You don't find grass in a forest. Sometimes you can increase the light below a tree by removing some lower limbs. Never remove upper limps; topping a tree is a travesty. Otherwise, you can use shade tolerant ground covers, or add a deck/paver area that allows rainfall to flow through to the tree roots. Below is a link to a site that explains many of these possibilities, as well as giving shade tolerant grass types for your area of the country.