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by weezie13 on January 30, 2005 06:09 AM
Ken,
Here's a thing from the ARBOR DAY site about roots.
Where Roots
I can tell you what I know of maple trees and their roots....
I've always understood their roots are very close to the surface, if not even some are out of it, growing back in... I every so often chop off a bit of the top of the roots on ours when lawnmowing if I don't get the blade up fast enough!
I know that this is Girdling....
Girdling Kills Trees
My first thoughts on this would be check your drainage by your tree... Sounds like something under it, with water, either standing or running and it's causing the tree to lean...
*the trunk leaning or the branche???*
Weezie
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Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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Here's a thing from the ARBOR DAY site about roots.
Where Roots
I can tell you what I know of maple trees and their roots....
I've always understood their roots are very close to the surface, if not even some are out of it, growing back in... I every so often chop off a bit of the top of the roots on ours when lawnmowing if I don't get the blade up fast enough!
I know that this is Girdling....
Girdling Kills Trees
My first thoughts on this would be check your drainage by your tree... Sounds like something under it, with water, either standing or running and it's causing the tree to lean...
*the trunk leaning or the branche???*
Weezie
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Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2
http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
by obywan59 on January 30, 2005 06:23 AM
Surface rooting is normal for mature maples. Is there another tree nearby? I had a Japanese maple that leaned away from a huge nearby oak even though the oak was not directly above it. If there actually is a root that is encircling the trunk, it should be cut as it can strangle the tree.
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Terry
May the force be with you
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Terry
May the force be with you
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