Ice Cream Bean roots and foundation

[Nopro]

Anyone knows how far away should I plant an Ice Cream Bean tree from my house to avoid future damaging the home foundation?

[Juls]

I usually google "mature width" of the tree and that's pretty much the diameter of their root system. I would want the tree to be that far out from my foundation.

[pineislander]

You can chop them back but they also can get very large if uncontrolled. You may not want this size tree close to the house because of potential hurricane damage.

Also, they get frost damage and you are fairly far north. Does anyone know of a fruiting specimen near Orlando?

[Bush2Beach]

This may be relevant for some species , but also completely irrelevant for some species...like some Inga Cultivars, Mulberry's, Breadfruit. plenty things send big ass roots way farther than you would ever imagine.

I usually google "mature width" of the tree and that's pretty much the diameter of their root system. I would want the tree to be that far out from my foundation.

[Vegan Potato Man]

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[Vegan Potato Man]

You can chop them back but they also can get very large if uncontrolled. You may not want this size tree close to the house because of potential hurricane damage.

Also, they get frost damage and you are fairly far north. Does anyone know of a fruiting specimen near Orlando?

Inga wood usually super brittle too. Large branch nearly dropped on neighbors head a while back.