wide plants?

Touché, but..........

"Tap root? Okay, many conifers have tap roots extending deep into the soil, however they still rely on surface roots for oxygen, moisture, and nutrients."

"The important thing to note here is that all trees have root systems that extend horizontally at the soil surface, shallow, and wide, spreading several times wider than the width of the canopy. Most of the roots are found within the top few inches of soil, rarely extending deeper than 12 inches. The further away from the tree, the more shallow the roots are. Most trees start out with some sort of "tap" root. However, most trees tend to "lose" their deep roots as they grow. Conifers, especially pines, are generally an exception. They still have a vast and wide surface root system, but do grow a large tap root, which is esentially a downward extension of the trunk. It tapers quickly. I have dug pine tap roots out of the ground with excavators. At a certain point, it either breaks or you make the decision to cut it. The bulk of it is about 4 to 5 feet down, tapering rather quickly. I have seen tap roots over 12 feet long, tapering to a straw-size. I have had to cut large roots that seemed to never end. I suspect the limitation would hinge on soil type, water levels, oxygen levels, and soil density. I see no reason why a pine tap root wouldn't grow to 20 feet or more if conditions were right."

Mary Jane isn't a conifer, though it would be nice if she grew like one. Nuggets instead of pine cones? Yes please. Forest of 200 foot tall pot trees? I'd be living in the woods.

NnthStTrls said:

^ I agree. They're kind of pointless as well.

Also wanted to say that your argument about root structure is wrong. The shape of the root structure does not effect the overall shape of the plant, but it can effect the overall health.

What you need to realize is that ganja roots don't exactly go deep underground. Same goes for trees. I'm sure you've seen a tree that has fallen with the roots coming up. 100 foot tall tree and the roots aren't more than 2 or 3 feet deep. That's because there isn't as much oxygen and there aren't as many nutrients. The natural composting that nature does is only feeding those great organic nutes to a certain depth. After that you've got them both being consumed by plants, bugs, and micro organisms, but you've also got the filtering effect of passing through the soil.

I would venture to guess that the reason the plant in the wider pot grew wider is because it grew healthier by having access to more horizontal root growth while the other didn't bush out as much because it couldn't stretch it's roots the way that would have provided it the best growth. Of course....it could just have been different phenotypes.

Anyways, nice looking setup.

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i did think about the wood leaching but i made a planter out of this wood last year and my white rhino grew dank in it... well the dividers are to separate the roots iv grown plants like this before and the strongest ones always overtake the little ones and take away food from them ........the roots will tangle under ground and fight for food water....next the roots i respectfully disagree some tree roots will keep going down and down and down till they find water look it up their are some trees that have roots that extend down much farther than you might think......

but how is it logical to compare cannabis to trees they grow different need different things and they get you highlol.....im not saying you are completely wrong but i still to believe that root structure affects shape of the plant to some extent...but ne way i do think that the woood could do some damage but i will have to look into the wood and what chemicals it has been processed with like i said i have grown with it before with no ill effects