Comments on: Root Systems & Its Types

By: Dariusz Michalczyk

Dariusz Michalczyk — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:11:33 +0000

A very nice description. One aspect of root growth was not discusssed however, as usual, and it can be partly noticed in the taproot photograph above and perhaps in the fig tree photograph, and I can see it everyday in plants grown on agar media – roots (particularly adventitious/lateral roots) often do not grow individually, along separate linear trajectories, but often form small bundles of two or a few roots growing in parallel. Sometimes they deflect from a straight line and do it keeping their distance and their angle relative to the original direction. Sometimes it is quite impressive. It can also be seen in plants growing in soil, though in this case you might suspect nutritional factors to play a role, while the agar medium is very uniform and the parallel trajectories result probably from root development mechanisms rather than environmental stimuli.

By: Jim Clark

Jim Clark — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:20:39 +0000

we have summer maple trees with surface root system. the concern is possible damage to building subsurface walls, basements and foundations. Can surface roots be cut, if left as is, will they grow into aformentioned walls? Any suggestions for maintenance??

By: Carmen Saylor

Carmen Saylor — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 02:56:15 +0000

I have a “Chinese Pastiche” tree transported from San Jose, Ca. to Carefree., AZ. from a very small plant it has grown a little every year since the year “2002” when I first bought it. The only problem I have to maintain its growth to maximum size, is that while I keep all the growth on top of the tree at length, its beautiful, BUT at the root periodically I have to clip new leaves growing at the bottom of the tree. I need to ask you how do I keep this from happening to my tree, what can I apply to the bottom of the tree so that it does not grow any leaves. and if covering it with rocks at the bottom and more soil to prevent will be alright for me to maintain its growth. Any information you can help me with will be extremely appreciated.

Carmen Saylor
cvsaylor@outlook.com