Root system of jack pine bare root planted with Sandvik hoe after 4 seasons. N.B. asymetric roots. cf Slide #576. Davidson Twp. Englehart Managment Unit
Leaning trees ("gear stick" trees). Bareroot jack pine planted with sandvik hoes in 1964. Photo 1971. Asymmetric roots make the tree unstable, especially when crowns are heavy with wet snow. Davidson