Plumber installed it about 5 years ago when I upgraded from 1/2" galvanized to 3/4" copper.
To my amazement I'm not seeing roots - or accumulated obstructions. Does that mean it's not a problem?
This is about 6 feet horizontally-speaking from the city shut-off in the sidewalk, directly down the front yard clear-out by the property line. He should have been aware of the presence of this drain.
A 25' apple tree is about 6' to the side of the top of the clear-out. Is it likely to eventually find the hole in this pipe? Presumably water/effluent splashes on the pipe and some of that water splashes out thru the hole made by the pipe, so if roots find that extra supply of water and nutrients, they'll enter and block the drain.
Could the pipe itself suffer from water/urine/poop falling on it every time one of the 6 residents uses water?
Can the pipe be moved? Can the drain be moved?
Would moving the pipe (adding a couple bends) reduce the water pressure? (I presume not.)
Should he pay to repair the established garden?