Is it possible to disable git integration for specific paths (i.e. $HOME)?

[NiklasKappel]

My $HOME is a git repository that manages my dotfiles. Necessarily, that repository contains a huge number of mostly untracked files. This causes performance issues with nvim-tree. If I run nvim from my home directory, there is a significant delay when I run nvim-tree itself or open any file after that. The delay goes away if I disable the nvim-tree git integration entirely or if I start nvim in a different, smaller git repo.

Is there a way to disable the nvim-tree git integration for a specific path such as /home/asdf/, but keep the feature enabled for smaller, regular repos?

[NiklasKappel]

As a workaround, I decided to use the git alias given here and renamed $HOME/.git/ to $HOME/.home/. This makes nvim-tree unable to identify my home directory as a git repo.