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Do Not Bury That Live Oak Trunk

When you cover the trunk or root collar of a live oak, it caused an excessive amount of root sprouts to form. I made this comment several years ago on an oak wilt tour and Dr. Dave Appel commented on that being “ an interesting observation.”

 Now, Dr. Genhua Niu and Dr. Yin-Tung Wang, both of Texas A&M have come to the same conclusion. These root sprouts, or more correctly called “rhizomic shoots,” may be the best way to propagate live oaks. Rooted Cuttings of established trees failed 75% of the time, but when the rhizomic shoots were collected and properly treated, they had a 100% success rate at rooting. They also found that the wide variations of leaf morphology, tree form and growth rate experienced with growing oaks from fall collected acorns could be entirely eliminated by using rhizomic shoots.

 When comparing Seedlings grown from acorns with starts from the rhizomic shoots, they found no significant difference in size or growth rate. They did find that Seedlings (all from acorns collected from the same tree as were the rhizomic shoots) did exhibit a tremendous variability while all of the root Cuttings were exactly the same. And the rhizomic shoots did not produce any ‘rhizomic shoots of their own when planted at the correct depth.

 Lesson learned? Do not over-mulch or bury the root flares of a live oak (or any tree.) Experience among many is beginning to show that most trees should be planted an inch or two “too high.”

 When you encounter a live oak with hundreds (or thousands) of root sprouts near the trunk, they can be eliminated if you lower the soil back to the original grade. It takes an air spade, a lot of patience, and frequently a good deal of money if your client wants to eliminate the root sprouts around the base of their live Oak Trees. If not, treat the sprouts like a ground cover. Trim them back to the ground during the heat of the summer and again during the dead of winter to minimize the possibility of getting oak wilt into the trees.

 

About the Author

Patrick Wentworth is an Arborist and biologist that has been studying and working with the environment for the last 35 years. Find out more at www.austintreespecialists.com.

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