--- Brian Berggoetz wrote:
After a collecting hike yesterday I found an area at
the top of a ridge
with a number of native oaks. They are all about
2-4 feet high with 2-4
inch trunks that have had their tops broken at some
point. It is an
area dominated by oaks about 10-15 feet tall. I
have always heard oaks
are notorious for long tap roots and being
uncollectable.

Yes, but,.....

I had volunteer oaks sprout in my yard. When they
were small, the tap root was as long as possible. As
the tree aged it put out horizontal roots closer to
the surface. To be safe, you can dig down next to an
oak root, nick it, put rooting hormone on it, re-bury
and come back in a couple of years.

Kitsune Miko

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