Kahless
Yamadori
I recently collected an American Hornbeam. When I dug it out I could see that it did not have many feeder roots near the base of the tree, just three long anchor roots with with finer roots 2 feet away from the base at the ends. I figured it needed some of these to survive but that means leaving these long, thick roots on. Should I have cut these roots closer to the trunk, assuming that it will grow new roots at the cuts? Will new roots grow at the base or will they just form at the ends where I cut the anchor roots? Can a tree survive and grow new roots without any feeder roots? Thanks