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Wow, these are astonishing. The trees have much shallower roots than I thought. I assumed they went down as deep as the tree is tall! And the smaller plants
by tome 3y ago
Wow, these are astonishing. The trees have much shallower roots than I thought. I assumed they went down as deep as the tree is tall! And the smaller plants have much deeper roots than I thought.
- Lutger 3y agoAnd much wider that most people think. Generally the roots of trees are 1,5x to 2x the crown. Roots need oxygen, going more than a few meters down in the soil and conditions aren't very beneficial anymore. Most of the soil life (and nutrients) are in the top few inches.
- tome 3y agoYes, also wider! Do the smaller plants only look like they have longer roots because they're going to about the same absolute depth?