the mature tree gives the appearance that it has cork screwed up towards the sky.....grows faster on one side than the other? caused by the predominant wind?
2006-12-01 03:00:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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2006-12-01 03:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by semaver c 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many trees suffer from a problem which we call 'bark-bound'. This occurs when the 'core' of the trunk develops faster than the bark that encloses it. Commonly this occurs when the tree absorbs more nutrients than it requires for its normal growth pattern, such as during excessively wet periods. The result is seen by the bark splitting usually upwards along the trunk, leading to disfiguration and sometimes a twisted appearance. To avoid this happening on bark-bound trees, it is necessary to lance the bark and then bind it with hessian strips to encourage new bark to form in the split. Tree surgeons would also apply a coating the the damaged area which excludes the weather and resists rot and fungus causing further damage.
Growth direction may also be modified by prevailing winds in places where the winds are persistent throughout much of the year, such as on hill ridges, mountain tops, and windward edges of scarps. Here the trees not only appear twisted, but they lean over in the direction of the prevailing wind, sometimes until their upper foliage is more than 45 degrees to the ground.
Another cause of tree disfigurement where there is much more apparent growth on one side than on the other, is the browsing habits of herbivores, such as goats, wild horses, giraffes, etc.
Forest fires can have an effect too, permanently damaging part of the trunk of a tree, and when the tree regenerates, the less damaged side shows greater growth development.
2006-12-01 15:50:43 · answer #2 · answered by Intellygent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some trees just grow that way. Some are twisted by the wind.
2006-12-01 11:03:23 · answer #3 · answered by Lawrence Turner 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All plants do this. You can see the results of the plant "following the sun" in trees by their bark. You'll also note all trees have the same directional spin to their bark.
2006-12-01 12:07:50 · answer #4 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They grow up twisted because their parents didn't give them proper supervision when they were little twigs. Seriously, we have Banyan trees here in Florida and that's just how they grow. Why does any tree look the way it does. It just does.
2006-12-01 11:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by Debra D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the type of tree. Sweet chestnut grows this way
2006-12-01 11:08:53 · answer #6 · answered by bwadsp 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think it would have something to do with the location of the tree and the weather climate. i hope the following website will help.
2006-12-01 11:09:18 · answer #7 · answered by Sir think alot, @ your service. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the bigger trees in the garden bullying the little ones.
2006-12-01 11:03:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
because as they grow they bend and the bark follows the bend so can get twisted
2006-12-01 11:13:45 · answer #9 · answered by Craig C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We all have our bark twisted as we grow.
You just wait and see.
2006-12-01 11:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by Stubby Dayglo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just like people
2006-12-01 11:02:48 · answer #11 · answered by mannit m 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋