Trees growing close to buildings can be a problem because the roots
A) Can grow into the foundations
B) Can destroy the foundations by taking the nutrients from the concrete
C) Take water from the soil around the foundations
D) Produce chemicals that corrode the concrete in foundations
E) Cause the concrete in the foundations to expand
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