On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 22:57:26 GMT, wrote:

===really.. must be southern oaks cause the ones up here have a very deep tap root and
===almost never get blown over. they are very slow growing reaching great ages before
===they get really BIG. Ingrid
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(Bob S.) wrote:
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=== talk to a tree specialist. oaks are supposed to withstand storms like this. maybe
=== there is a problem with lopsided growth, or encircling roots that prevented proper
=== root growth on one side. in any case, the tree may need to be trimmed. it is worth
=== saving cause it is probably pretty old, right?
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===Sorry, ol' pal, but oaks do *not* stand up to high winds because they
===are shallow rooted. Almost all homes damaged by the truly large trees
===were oaks.
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===Bob S.
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I would have to think it all depends on the type of oak it is and the
soil its in, and also the surounding terrain . There is a lot more to
just saying its an oak and it is made to take a big storm, or iots an
oak and its got shallow tap roots etc............Water oak in general
has very shallow roots, white oak on the other hand and red oak seem
to have a deeper root system, but are much slower growing.......Moss
or Burr oak or Live oaks are even slower and have a much larger root
mass than the others mentioned . But its only pertinent to my area and
soils conditiions and climate........

One could also say it was predominately oaks that blew over as that
was the most poplar species of trees for the area, buit if it was in
the northin a maple tree concentrated area it cold then be maples
doing all the damage. All I know is pine trees wiuth long deep tap
roots and little canopy as compared to a deciduous tree always seems
to fare better for this area in a hurricane or other storm........Oaks
do well as long as the ground does not get inundated with water for a
period of time and have lots of wind motion. Biggest problem with
pines is in a tornado they snap the tops out pretty easy.


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