Planting Trees In Square Holes Makes Them Grow Stronger And Faster

mrtom

Planting Trees In Square Holes Makes Them Grow Stronger And Faster:

There are a few reasons why planting the tree in a round hole is terrible for the tree’s roots and growth process.
At first, your tree will have great success as the little sapling rapidly grows new roots that spread out into the fertile and fluffy soil. But once the roots hit the poorer and compact ground at the perimeter of the hole, the roots won’t like it, and they will turn and snake along the edge of the border in search of better conditions.

When the roots do this, they create a spiraling action around the edge of the hole, developing a circular root system. You could imagine how this would look if you’ve seen a plant growing in a container. The roots will thicken and harden into a tight ring as they mature, creating a girdle that chokes the plant, and in some cases, resulting in severe stunting or death of your tree.



https://www.intelligentliving.co/planting-trees-in-square-holes/


Am interested in opinions on this article.

timfromtang

mrtom wrote: »

Planting Trees In Square Holes Makes Them Grow Stronger And Faster:

There are a few reasons why planting the tree in a round hole is terrible for the tree’s roots and growth process.
At first, your tree will have great success as the little sapling rapidly grows new roots that spread out into the fertile and fluffy soil. But once the roots hit the poorer and compact ground at the perimeter of the hole, the roots won’t like it, and they will turn and snake along the edge of the border in search of better conditions.

When the roots do this, they create a spiraling action around the edge of the hole, developing a circular root system. You could imagine how this would look if you’ve seen a plant growing in a container. The roots will thicken and harden into a tight ring as they mature, creating a girdle that chokes the plant, and in some cases, resulting in severe stunting or death of your tree.



https://www.intelligentliving.co/planting-trees-in-square-holes/


Am interested in opinions on this article.

I notice that there is no evidence provided i.e. photos of strangled root systems etc
hearsay id say
not saying its wrong
my understanding is that trees that are self set have the best root to shoot ratios when they are young and ulitmately grow the best
you can be sure that none of our plantation trees were planted in round holes, they just get a spade cut slot, a t shaped one if they are lucky.


tim

mrtom

timfromtang wrote: »

I notice that there is no evidence provided i.e. photos of strangled root systems etc
hearsay id say
not saying its wrong
my understanding is that trees that are self set have the best root to shoot ratios when they are young and ulitmately grow the best
you can be sure that none of our plantation trees were planted in round holes, they just get a spade cut slot, a t shaped one if they are lucky.


tim

Thanks for your reply, its this section that made me reconsider conventional wisdom:


The roots won’t develop a circular root system because, as systematic planting trials have shown, the roots are not good at growing around corners. When the roots hit the 90-degree angle of a square hole, rather than snaking around to create a spiral, they spread out of the planting hole to colonize the surrounding native soil.


Most people I discuss this idea with dismiss it out of hand !

Donegalforever

mrtom wrote: »

Planting Trees In Square Holes Makes Them Grow Stronger And Faster:

There are a few reasons why planting the tree in a round hole is terrible for the tree’s roots and growth process.
At first, your tree will have great success as the little sapling rapidly grows new roots that spread out into the fertile and fluffy soil. But once the roots hit the poorer and compact ground at the perimeter of the hole, the roots won’t like it, and they will turn and snake along the edge of the border in search of better conditions.

When the roots do this, they create a spiraling action around the edge of the hole, developing a circular root system. You could imagine how this would look if you’ve seen a plant growing in a container. The roots will thicken and harden into a tight ring as they mature, creating a girdle that chokes the plant, and in some cases, resulting in severe stunting or death of your tree.



https://www.intelligentliving.co/planting-trees-in-square-holes/


Am interested in opinions on this article.

I think it has more to do with the size of the hole and not whether it is round or square.

tabby aspreme

Anyone hazard a guess at what type of tree is featured in the article, it has a lot of root for its height .

timfromtang

mrtom wrote: »

Planting Trees In Square Holes Makes Them Grow Stronger And Faster:

There are a few reasons why planting the tree in a round hole is terrible for the tree’s roots and growth process.
At first, your tree will have great success as the little sapling rapidly grows new roots that spread out into the fertile and fluffy soil. But once the roots hit the poorer and compact ground at the perimeter of the hole, the roots won’t like it, and they will turn and snake along the edge of the border in search of better conditions.

When the roots do this, they create a spiraling action around the edge of the hole, developing a circular root system. You could imagine how this would look if you’ve seen a plant growing in a container. The roots will thicken and harden into a tight ring as they mature, creating a girdle that chokes the plant, and in some cases, resulting in severe stunting or death of your tree.



https://www.intelligentliving.co/planting-trees-in-square-holes/


Am interested in opinions on this article.

I could have said instead

SEZ WHO?
Where's the science?
tim


imho trees that are self set are best