Will My experience with white pines is almost exclusively on Canadian Shield, where they form low depth spreading roots. Lately, I've seen a lot of windthrown pines and there is nothing better to show how the root systems form.
On 16-Mar-09, at 9:09 PM, Will Fell wrote: > > Peter > > That is a great example of the true form of many conifers and also > hardwoods. I have seen photos where researchers have excavated around > the roots of pines, smaller than that, and that is what they look > like. There is a mistaken opinion regarding the depth of tap roots in > that many folks think of tap roots heading down when most of the > stability is provided by roots heading out from the tree. > > great photo.... > > On Mar 16, 5:47 pm, Peter Aplin <[email protected]> wrote: >> DSCN0596.JPG >> 75KViewDownload >> >> DSCN0596.JPG >> 547KViewDownload >> >> >> >> On 16-Mar-09, at 4:58 PM, JennyNYC wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> Peter, >> >>> Did you attach a photo? I can't see a link. >> >>> Jenny >> >>> On Mar 16, 3:26 pm, Peter Aplin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> I thought you might be interested in this White Pine growing in the >>>> beach sand at Killbear Provincial Park on Georgian Bay. >>>> Pines are tenacious, and this one looks downright determined! >>>> Peter >>>> On 16-Mar-09, at 8:03 AM, Will wrote: >> >>>>> Jenny >> >>>>> Here are some pictures of the long exposed roots of a live oak >>>>> that >>>>> I came across several years ago while on a bike ride (hence the >>>>> folks in spandex and helmets). This is not the normal architecture >>>>> for oak roots. Apparently the tree seeded on top of a spoil >>>>> bank or >>>>> levee along the adjacent canal and the roots grew down the side of >>>>> the bank. Over the years the soil under it washed out leaving a >>>>> several foot void underneath it with the roots firmly supporting a >>>>> fairly large tree. >> >>>>> The first picture shows the void with a fellow cyclist up under it >>>>> holding it up. >>>>> <Cycle Zydeco 2004 080.jpg> >> >>>>> The second picture is a side view and about dead center under the >>>>> trunk you can see daylight through the roots. >>>>> <Cycle Zydeco 2004 082.jpg> >> >>>>> The third picture shows the backside of the tree, still elevated a >>>>> couple feet above the dirt. >>>>> <Cycle Zydeco 2004 081.jpg>- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
