Is it true that trees put on the most root growth in winter ?

have thought that when they go ';dormant'; that this is really the case at all it just means they concentrate on root growth under ground and in the spring they concentrate on limb and foliar growth.





is this true or not in your opiinion??








why and how so ?





Thanks for your answers!Is it true that trees put on the most root growth in winter ?
.When you plant a tree, the roots follow the law of gravity. the deeper you water , the roots will follow.(depending on the capabilities of that particular specimen) conditions prevail. Roots grow best in spring and fall, and slower in late spring and summer because the tree is concentrating it's energy on top growth and foliage. When the temp gets colder, trees lose their leaves and go ';dormant';.It's a self-preservation thing. Dormant means sleeping.Yes, the tree is still growing, but very slowly.Is it true that trees put on the most root growth in winter ?
From what I understand, trees undergo a lot of root growth one year and then a lot of foliage growth the next. That's why fruiting trees seem to have a 2 year production cycle where you'll get a bumper crop followed by a smaller yield.





But, the theory that the roots contain all the plant's energy when it goes dormant in winter, therefore that's when you get the most root growth, seems to make sense.
In the winter, the roots do not grow much, if at all, because the ground is too cold. The roots are dormant. In the spring the roots will begin to grow but when the tree's branches begin to grow, root growth stops. Root growth picks up again later in the summer when the shoot growth has stopped and continues into the fall until the ground gets cold.





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Nothing grows much in winter, that's the dormant season for most plants