Ed- Yes, hawthorns often form clonal colonies, especially in abandoned fields. I would think deer or livestock browse would promote root suckering and uniform stands of trees.
Steve On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Edward Forrest Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > ENTS, > > I am wondering if any of you know if hawthorns can or commonly reproduce by > root spreading? I have noticed that hawthorns tend to grow in tight > clumps. I can see how trees grow from their seeds would tend to form clumps > and trees from seeds are also likely the explanation for scattered > individual hawthorn trees. But I do wonder about the clusters of similar > sized hawthorn trees/bushes. They are very reminiscent in structure to that > of staghorn sumac and rhododendron clusters which are formed as clonally > colonies from root sprouts. > > Ed > > > Join me in the Eastern Native Tree Society at > http://www.nativetreesociety.org > and in the Primal Forests - Ancient Trees Community at: > http://primalforests.ning.com/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
