Is it true that most root growth of trees or shrubs takes place in the winter time?

why so for this??





also, when is the best time to add fertilizer or a compost to the soil for this ?





Thanks for your answers!Is it true that most root growth of trees or shrubs takes place in the winter time?
Trees and shrubs do go on growing roots through the winter in temperate zones, which is why early Autumn is a good time to plant them, so they have time to settle in before the worst of the winter frosts. If a tree or shrub is newly-planted, I expect you'd have dug compost and maybe slow-release fertilizer like fish, blood and bone into the planting hole, so no more would be needed that year. For newly-planted trees and shrubs I agree there would probably be plenty of rain to take them through the first winter, but it depends on the season, and where you live - sometimes winter can be very dry and you just need to keep an eye on the plants' needs for the whole of its first year (but don't ever water if it's frosty.)





Autumn or winter is a good time to add mature garden compost or well-rotted manure to the soil, once you've cleared it of weeds, because the worms will take it down over the winter. Very little, if any, digging in is necessary, assuming you're working on an established plot where the soil is already fairly fertile and well-drained and just needs a top-up. Also, at this time of year you'll have more bare soil, once you've tidied up the summer growth and done what pruning is necessary. A mulch of compost or manure will help protect the roots of established plants from frost. Try to get it on before the bulbs start coming up, if you have any, so you're not trampling on the new shoots when distributing the compost. And be careful when digging out the compost heap - watch out for hibernating hedgehogs, slowworms etc! Is it true that most root growth of trees or shrubs takes place in the winter time?
It depends upon the year, where you live and what the tree requires. They can tell whether a year is dry or wet by the rings in the tree. So the wet time of a year is the best time for any growth in a tree. In northern climates winter is very dry so growth is in the spring and fall, as the summers can be dry as well. You should probably talk to a local arborist and find out what type of fertilizer is best and the time of year to use it.
Actually, most root growth occurs in the fall in most temperate zones. The reason for this is that there is generally more moisture in the soil and the soil is softer. This is conducive to the increased travel of feeder roots.
no, that's not the time of the most growth... what it IS is that root growth slows greatly but does not stop completely....





no fertilizer is added in winter