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    Jul 12, 2015, 04:00 AM
    Is it true that the Finnish Pine tree has largest recorded root system of up to 50km?
    Hi, I recently came across this fact: The largest root system ever recorded was on Finnish Pine tree with a total root length of 50km and over 5 million tips!

    How true is it? Does this talk about depth or spread of roots?
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    Jul 12, 2015, 05:25 AM
    I would think the spread of roots appears to be what is visible above ground. Not having seen this, I can only confirm what you have found, but if you wouldn't mind please post a link to your information. Not having any arborists here to give a qualified answer is rather unfortunate.
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