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I think cutting finger sized roots fine and to be honest i have cut larger roots of less valuable trees with the owners consent. I would explain to the client that you need to prune a large root and the reason behind it. If the cut is clean and it should be OK, but i wouldn't offer any guarantee. I'm also amazed when root balled trees come from a nursery just how large some of the roots that have been cut by the lifting equipment are and most seem to get over this. That said you are better able to judge the situation.
Root pruning on cherries is quite common on council sites for obvious reasons but i don't know if they treat them with anything? You could try speaking to Honey Brothers in Guildford. 01483 561362 they supply Arb equipment.
Am I getting this right? The cherry has roots that are stopping the railway sleepers from laying level?
Don't cut the cherry, cut the sleepers ... a few minutes with a chain saw and surely sleepers will lie level and the roots will not be harmed. The cherry will also be recognised as the star - as the roots emerge from the railway sleepers
,, ,or have I mis-understood the problem?
Are the problem roots all the way around or just one area? If it's just one area could you not bridge over the roots with a sleeper. So leave a gap in the bottom course of sleepers for the root then run the next course over the top, which would leave a nice clearace for the root. When I was doing garden construction we used to do this regularly with brick walling. Put the footings in either side, lay in enough courses of brick to get above the root, bridge it with a lintel and continue up from there.