dishonourableaccount t1_j6g3jgo wrote
Trees grow tall evolutionarily to outcompete neighbors for access to sunlight. It takes more energy to grow tall and distribute resources up a tree via passive means, than it would if a tree would grow laterally.
Roots on the other hand typically want to be close enough to the surface to get water and nutrients in soft soil rather than less rich soil and harder rock below.
This is all very surface level but that’s the gist of it.
Warrangota t1_j6hk1gi wrote
> This is all very surface level
Just like the roots.
HemHaw t1_j6kng8h wrote
Heyoooooo
local_drunk t1_j6j3bik wrote
good grief, are you that dense?
Warrangota t1_j6o68p4 wrote
A very good question, /u/local_drunk
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j6gqm0k wrote
It may also depend on soil and ground conditions. If there's only a few meters of penetrable soil above a grant outcropping, it's going to have a hard time getting deep enough.
Chagrinnish t1_j6hacjp wrote
>Roots on the other hand typically want to be close enough to the surface to get water and nutrients in soft soil rather than less rich soil and harder rock below.
The roots need oxygen and do not grow where they cannot breathe. Any water or nutrients they find is just a bonus.
FusedForeskin t1_j6gvxva wrote
I thought they were ten feet deep, though?
nautilator44 t1_j6ivpdm wrote
"surface level". nice.
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