I had to cut down a tree in my backyard. It was cut low, quite close to the ground. The stump has since sent out 100 new branches, and the former tree now resembles a shrub and continues to grow.
Which got me thinking: when forests are clear cut, why don’t the stumps send out new growth? Why do they need to be replanted?
In: Planetary Science
Different trees propagate via different means. Most forest clear cutting is pine and spruce. Those propagate from seed. Trees like Aspen and Gambrel Oak propagate from the root. For trees like that, when you cut the top off, it doesn’t kill the tree, so new shoots and branches can continue to grow.
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