This oak tree has a girdling root that should be trimmed and removed as soon as possible. This is a common problem, yet many ...

What would cause this? Dear B.: Premature fall color can be a symptom of a girdling root at the trunk base. A girdling root can grow just above or below the soil surface, encircling the tree's ...

The team used girdling treatment to simulate C limitation and root samples in the ingrowth bags after root pruning were harvested seven months after the girdling. “We hypothesized that tree ...

Those two are (1) planting too deeply, and (2) root girdling. The two are closely related. Research has shown trees planted too deeply often develop girdled roots. Root girdling is when the tree ...

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Root deformations can occur for many reasons in established trees, but the most common are due to not making corrections prior to transplanting. Plants that have girdling and circling roots must be ...

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, I have an 8-yearold oak tree. It looks like it has a girdling root. Should we cut through the ...

I had been looking at and photographing aspen all day, but the aspen at the trailhead had conspicuous growths that I had not previously noticed. The aspen trunks had lumps and girdling swellings of ...

It can feel like pain or pressure and may occur with other sensations. An MS hug — also referred to as girdling or banding due to its sensation of being squeezed around the waist — is a ...