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Live Oak "runners"
I have an oak tree in my front yard which I believe to be a live oak. I
constantly have "runners" emerge in the mulch that I have spread at the base. Is there a safe way to suppress these? I have snipped them off but they seem to always come back with a vengeance. |
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Live Oak "runners"
"cledus" wrote in message
... I have an oak tree in my front yard which I believe to be a live oak. I constantly have "runners" emerge in the mulch that I have spread at the base. Is there a safe way to suppress these? I have snipped them off but they seem to always come back with a vengeance. Other than the "cedar" (juniper ashe), the next prevailing tree in the hill country is the live oak. Should be easy to coorelate. If you can ID it as an oak right now, and the leaves are still green, its most likely a live oak. The red oaks leaves are turning red/orange now. Its unclear to me whether you mean "runners" in terms of roots. Or, shoots from rhizomes. Most of the live oaks on my place are in distress. They are sprouting shoots from rhizomes en masse. Shoots are also sprouting from the primary trunks as well, relatively low to the ground. Primarily, distress is due to the formerly wet period in early spring going directly to a long drought. This link may help you ID the tree, and, contact an arborist if needed. http://forestry.about.com/library/tree/blliveo.htm -- Dave If it looks like fish, smells like fish, its not a cantaloupe. |
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Live Oak "runners"
Dioclese wrote:
"cledus" wrote in message ... I have an oak tree in my front yard which I believe to be a live oak. I constantly have "runners" emerge in the mulch that I have spread at the base. Is there a safe way to suppress these? I have snipped them off but they seem to always come back with a vengeance. Other than the "cedar" (juniper ashe), the next prevailing tree in the hill country is the live oak. Should be easy to coorelate. If you can ID it as an oak right now, and the leaves are still green, its most likely a live oak. The red oaks leaves are turning red/orange now. Its unclear to me whether you mean "runners" in terms of roots. Or, shoots from rhizomes. Most of the live oaks on my place are in distress. They are sprouting shoots from rhizomes en masse. Shoots are also sprouting from the primary trunks as well, relatively low to the ground. Primarily, distress is due to the formerly wet period in early spring going directly to a long drought. This link may help you ID the tree, and, contact an arborist if needed. http://forestry.about.com/library/tree/blliveo.htm It still has all of its leaves and they are green. So it is most likely a live oak. I have a ring of mulch at the base of the tree. I have what appears to be roots near the surface that run through the mulch. A foot or so away from the trunk, leaves emerge from these "roots". Not being an expert, I don't know if these are rhizomes or actual roots. I have been snipping off the leaves for cosmetic reasons. But they always reappear fairly quickly. Thank you for your response. |
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Live Oak "runners"
"cledus" wrote in message
... Dioclese wrote: "cledus" wrote in message ... I have an oak tree in my front yard which I believe to be a live oak. I constantly have "runners" emerge in the mulch that I have spread at the base. Is there a safe way to suppress these? I have snipped them off but they seem to always come back with a vengeance. Other than the "cedar" (juniper ashe), the next prevailing tree in the hill country is the live oak. Should be easy to coorelate. If you can ID it as an oak right now, and the leaves are still green, its most likely a live oak. The red oaks leaves are turning red/orange now. Its unclear to me whether you mean "runners" in terms of roots. Or, shoots from rhizomes. Most of the live oaks on my place are in distress. They are sprouting shoots from rhizomes en masse. Shoots are also sprouting from the primary trunks as well, relatively low to the ground. Primarily, distress is due to the formerly wet period in early spring going directly to a long drought. This link may help you ID the tree, and, contact an arborist if needed. http://forestry.about.com/library/tree/blliveo.htm It still has all of its leaves and they are green. So it is most likely a live oak. I have a ring of mulch at the base of the tree. I have what appears to be roots near the surface that run through the mulch. A foot or so away from the trunk, leaves emerge from these "roots". Not being an expert, I don't know if these are rhizomes or actual roots. I have been snipping off the leaves for cosmetic reasons. But they always reappear fairly quickly. Thank you for your response. Rhizomes are starchy areas in a root which may sprout shoots. These shoots usually are accompanied by leaves. Essentially, a branch growing from the root in a manner of speaking. Sounds like your description as well. I don't think the mulch has anything to do with the shoot's appearance. Read here on purpose (reproduction) of rhizome shoots of the live oak: http://elpaso.tamu.edu/research/Docs...live%20oak.pdf If you damage the roots in desperation, you may be setting yourself up and your neighbors for oak wilt. http://www.volente.org/docs/oakwiltarticles.html -- Dave If it looks like fish, smells like fish, its not a cantaloupe. |
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Live Oak "runners"
Dioclese wrote:
"cledus" wrote in message ... Dioclese wrote: "cledus" wrote in message ... I have an oak tree in my front yard which I believe to be a live oak. I constantly have "runners" emerge in the mulch that I have spread at the base. Is there a safe way to suppress these? I have snipped them off but they seem to always come back with a vengeance. Other than the "cedar" (juniper ashe), the next prevailing tree in the hill country is the live oak. Should be easy to coorelate. If you can ID it as an oak right now, and the leaves are still green, its most likely a live oak. The red oaks leaves are turning red/orange now. Its unclear to me whether you mean "runners" in terms of roots. Or, shoots from rhizomes. Most of the live oaks on my place are in distress. They are sprouting shoots from rhizomes en masse. Shoots are also sprouting from the primary trunks as well, relatively low to the ground. Primarily, distress is due to the formerly wet period in early spring going directly to a long drought. This link may help you ID the tree, and, contact an arborist if needed. http://forestry.about.com/library/tree/blliveo.htm It still has all of its leaves and they are green. So it is most likely a live oak. I have a ring of mulch at the base of the tree. I have what appears to be roots near the surface that run through the mulch. A foot or so away from the trunk, leaves emerge from these "roots". Not being an expert, I don't know if these are rhizomes or actual roots. I have been snipping off the leaves for cosmetic reasons. But they always reappear fairly quickly. Thank you for your response. Rhizomes are starchy areas in a root which may sprout shoots. These shoots usually are accompanied by leaves. Essentially, a branch growing from the root in a manner of speaking. Sounds like your description as well. I don't think the mulch has anything to do with the shoot's appearance. Read here on purpose (reproduction) of rhizome shoots of the live oak: http://elpaso.tamu.edu/research/Docs...live%20oak.pdf If you damage the roots in desperation, you may be setting yourself up and your neighbors for oak wilt. http://www.volente.org/docs/oakwiltarticles.html Good info (and very worrisome). Thanks. |
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