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How deep do trees roots go?

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Tree root systems do not grow very deep. Tree's roots grow shallow and wide. Do not cut them! Tap root? Okay, many conifers have tap roots extending deep into the soil, however they still rely on surface roots for oxygen, moisture, and nutrients. In general, tree roots are close to the surface, extend laterally from the tree (like spokes on a bicycle wheel), and extend far beyond the canopy of the tree. Commonly, roots will extend well beyond 2 to 3 times outside of the drip-line. Roots have been found more than 10 times beyond the distance from the trunk to the canopy.

Most people do not understand roots, or trees. This is what the last guy wrote: "Close to double its height and about as least twenty feet in each direction depending on how old the tree is. It depends on the type of tree and the conditions in which it is growing. Trees are like people they are basically lazy so they will only put roots out as far as they have to to supply nutrients and support."

Remember, just because you see it on the internet, it is not always true. Tree roots grow where there is an abundance of oxygen, water, and nutreints. Which is where? Where the soil meets the air.

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the roots are the largest part of a plant because they keep them alive by letting them soak up water or dissolved substances, and they keep the plants from being blown away in a storm

the guy that put the answer about something haveing 25m deep sandtraps for this is a absolute retard

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The tree with the deepest root is supposed to be a Wild Fig tree at Echo Caves, near Ohrigstad, Mpumalanga, South Africa, with its root reaching 400 feet deep.

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it all depends on how big the tree is the bigger the tree the deeper the roots the smaller the tree the less deep the roots

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