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minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoDoesn’t a root system have a single point of connection in the stem/trunk/whatever?
minus-squarepearable@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoDepends on the plant. Some plants, like plum or fig trees, have a lot of suckers poking out of the ground and putting up shoots. If they get disconnected from the rest of the roots they keep on growing.
Doesn’t a root system have a single point of connection in the stem/trunk/whatever?
Depends on the plant. Some plants, like plum or fig trees, have a lot of suckers poking out of the ground and putting up shoots. If they get disconnected from the rest of the roots they keep on growing.