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Greybeard
Join Date: Aug-2001
Location: Fresno, CA
Country: USA
Posts: 5,252
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The first tree by Walter Pall. This tree exhibits the exact same roots as shown in the sketch above. Wherever this tree was growing, it may have been very shy on soil. Tensile roots require above average soil and lots of it to hold back the equal forces of wind and snow. I am sure that these heavily buttressed compression roots carried their fair share of snow.
Just try holding a 5lb sack of sugar at arms length for a few minutes. Try doing it for a few centuries!
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