Is this true to some extent? I’ve always lived in places where oaks aren’t natives or abundant
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Submitted 2 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Mothra@mander.xyz 2 months ago
BugleFingers@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Roots are more or less the life blood of a tree, and while small damage by itself won’t kill it (to my knowledge) it opens it up way more severely to pests and “infection”, promptly killing the plant.
*I’m not a botanist, this is an answer based off of my “common knowledge”.
Please use this for better sources or salted information: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak
Mothra@mander.xyz 1 week ago
Yes but the implication here is that oaks are in particular much more susceptible to damage from roots than other trees. Hence my question
flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Many trees can regrow quite drastically when cut back. Even stumps resprout in various tree species. But fungal infections can really take a toll on trees, so any wound is certainly a risk. So there is some truth to the meme, it is just hyperbolic.
Mothra@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Fair but since the meme was pointing at oaks I was wondering if they had a reputation for being susceptible to root damage
Yokozuna@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ohohohoh do cypress trees next lol
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 months ago
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flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Yummy!!