aerial roots???

[David oakman]

No david there were no signs of anything:001_smile: Remarkable old tree it is a hedgerow pollard and looks like a few more people will see it as yet:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

the roots in Stephens post are common on beech, usualy associated (as in this case) with woundwood which has undifferentiated tissues, in the pressence of decay (maybe the tree pre empts decay?) roots will form to consume the nutrient source and will in certain cases reach the ground and form a new trunk around the increasingly decayed core.

 

trees are so cool!

 

[David oakman]

Here you go i a field maple:001_smile:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Qualit sample Mr Oakman

[mdvaden]

Here you go i a field maple:001_smile:

 

That's a good one.

 

Even with a small burl on it.

 

[David oakman]

I have another one like that but it's an oak i must get a picture for you:001_smile:

[David Humphries]

birch & beech advantitious rooting spotted today.........

 

 

 

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[Adam Bourne]

Haha! There corkers mate

[sloth]

That last one is a head scratcher...

[David Humphries]

Nice example of aerial rooting (although mostly aborted/withered) on this fine old hollow beech pollard at Burnham from earlier today.

 

 

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