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Usually, if there is no source of sunlight, they will die. Sometimes there is enough stored food in the roots that they can force a shoot up to the sunlight and regrow. Without access to sunlight, they will eventually rot away.
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What is root wedging?
tree roots break down rocks as they grow in cracks
Do birch tree roots grow down or across?
across like a pancake
How big do Christmas tree roots grow?
after replanting a xmas tree , how big do the roots grow ?
Will a chopped down banana tree with no roots still grow if it is replanted and taken care of?
New banana trees grow from the roots of the old banana trees. After a banana tree bears fruit it dies. Then its roots send up several new banana trees. The chopped down part of the tree will probably not grow. The roots will probably send up new trees. You can dig up one of those and get a new tree.
How do you remove an Indian Sissoo tree?
Even if you cut it down, the roots will still grow back. You'll have to excavate ALL of the roots and the tree itself to get rid of it.
Where to find magic roots on RuneScape?
To get magic roots you must use the farming skill to plant a magic tree, it then has to grow to its full growth, you then chop down the tree and use a spade on the tree trunk which is left, you will get some magic roots and there will be no more tree.
When a pine tree is cut down will the roots still support a slope or small hillside?
When you cut the tree down the roots will live on and continue to support your slope. Slowly another tree will start to grow. However, if you kill the roots they will eventually rot out and your slope will lose it's support.
What adaptations does an oak tree?
A structural adaptation of the desert oak tree is its roots. The roots have adapted to grow down deeper into the soil in search for water. If it was in a lush rainforest, the roots wouldn't need to grow so deep because all the water they need isn't far away.
Column like supports of banyan tree are?
Banyans start life in the crown of a host tree and grow roots down to the ground using the host tree's limbs/ trunk. Eventually they grow together to form a mass that is like a trunk and it kills the original host tree. That is why it has so many columns. They are all roots that originally grew down from the air.
Why do tree roots grow so big?
Tree roots grow so big so they can collect the water supply to send up to the tree and plus its growing and the bigger the plant is the bigger its roots are sometimes!
What is the main tree of west Texas desert tree that has roots that grow down many feet?
The mesquite is a common tree or shrub in the Chihuahuan Desert of west Texas.
What part of a tree grows below the ground?
roots
