Are you saying you don’t like Bobs method of taking a hatchet to the roots?

ph, the hop method would to buy some decorative flower bed edging bricks, a bunch of cypress mulch, hire two teenagers (provide masks) and put an 8' ring of mulch around them and say screw it.

this but only one brick, fill almost flush with mulch.

Can't cover them too deep or it can hurt the tree but just enough to cover the exposed root is what I'd try.

I mean I can cut some of your fingers or toes off and you won't die but it's probably not a good thing for you.

And knock out 100 more posts on the TFF while doing it

My trees never said anything. They just keep making zillions of acorns and leaves.

My wife murdered a BIG Red Oak and White Oak in our front yard by adding mulch around them. It took her 10 years but when they started loosing leaves in the middle of summer it was all over in a couple of months.

Bunch of firewood but an expensive lesson.

They had to be taken down a limb at a time.

man
that is hilarious

Just don't run your mower over it....

you can take pride in the fact that I am striving to follow in your famous shoes (I hope like heck you don't wear crocs tho)

I have one tree that way. I just mow around the exposed root and come back with a trimmer when finished.

I would dump bags of sand to create a long ramp around the exposed root(s). Then mow carefully over the roots and let my mower shave the exposed roots flat on top. I use the JD 445 to do that and don’t recommend anyone trying it with lesser tractor. A good shredder and seasoned operator makes this a 15 minute job. Just lower the shredder sloowly.