Uprooting is a form of treefall in which the root plate of a tree is torn from the soil, disrupting and mixing it and leaving a pit-mound.
Purposes
Transplanting
Small trees can be replanted if their root system is well attached to the trunk.3 Trees can suffer from transplant shock when moved to new environment, and that causes the tree not to be able to root itself properly.4
Ecosystem maintenance
Uprooting can be an effective method for efforts to remove unwanted woody species from an ecosystem, e.g., in the context of woody plant encroachment.5
References
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Schaetzl, Randall J.; Burns, Scott F.; Johnson, Donald L.; Small, Thomas W. (1988). "Tree uprooting: review of impacts on forest ecology". Vegetatio. 79 (3). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 165–176. doi:10.1007/bf00044908. ISSN 0042-3106. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩
Gerard, Jack (14 December 2018). "Can an Uprooted Tree Be Replanted?". SFGATE.com. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2021. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/can-uprooted-tree-replanted-65165.html ↩
Gerard, Jack (14 December 2018). "Can an Uprooted Tree Be Replanted?". SFGATE.com. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2021. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/can-uprooted-tree-replanted-65165.html ↩
Castillo-Garcia, Miguel; Alados, Concepción L.; Ramos, Javier; Pueyo, Yolanda (2024-01-01). "Effectiveness of two mechanical shrub removal treatments for restoring sub-alpine grasslands colonized by re-sprouting woody vegetation". Journal of Environmental Management. 349: 119450. Bibcode:2024JEnvM.34919450C. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119450. ISSN 0301-4797. PMID 37897902. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2023.119450 ↩