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Breaking the tap root?
"Jones" wrote in message news:2006081510422216807-at@yourhousenet... Hello all, I have a big mahan pecan tree in my yard. This is a self-fertile cultivar, and every year about this time, I find lots of baby seedling pecan trees growing under it. I want to transplant some, but I keep finding that I cannot dig them up deep enough to get all of the tap root, especially among the seedlings that are last year's stock. These "trees" are only maybe 12" tall and 1/8" or less thick, but their tap roots are often more than 12" long and 1/4" thick. I've always heard that if you break the tap root of a young tree, that it will either die or fail to thrive, but I wondered whether that's true or just an old wive's tale. I mean, we can take cuttings of trees and woody shrubs, and they will grow, so why can't a tap root regenerate itself? Thanks for any help or info. Cutting the taproot is apparently not a problem. There's lots of good info he http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...can/pecan.html "Dig the planting hole only as large as the root system (Figure 2). Extra deep or large holes back-filled with soil allow the tree to settle. Settling or planting too deep can cause root damage that results in poor growth or death of the tree. To avoid settling, rest the base of the taproot firmly against the bottom of the hole. If the hole is at least 2 feet deep and the taproot is longer, cut the taproot off to fit the hole." |
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