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rickyray_gw

Live Oak

12 years ago

Howdy! Well, I've been fighting these for quite awhile now and I'm tried of cutting them back, only to have them grow back in a few months. I've used several different types of recommended chemicals to no avail and I've covered them up, only to have them grow through mesh or push up heavy duty traps.

They're part of the root system of a live oak tree. I have two more within 30 feet of this one and their root systems doesn't produce these little critters (I'm not actually sure what they're called). I've let one grow to see just how big it will get. It's grown to about 6 foot tall with a trunk of about 1 1/4 inch within two years and it appears to have pretty much stopped growing up.

Anyways, I would like to know exactly what they are, what's their purpose, if any, and how do I prevent them from growing without killing the tree.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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