Strength of pine is in the roots

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Note that all those huge roots were fairly shallow <4 ft from the surface.
 

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That's why I prefer collecting pines from damp forest floors instead of sandy areas; the roots stay in the upper soil layer instead of sending down a huge taproot.
 

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That's why I prefer collecting pines from damp forest floors instead of sandy areas; the roots stay in the upper soil layer instead of sending down a huge taproot.
The tree in the picture is from a sandy beach. there is no big tap root either. I saw the same thing for many many trees after hurricane Michael in Florida.
 
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