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     • Soil quality and climate are the major determinants of plant distribution and growth. The combination of soil nutrients, water, and carbon dioxide, along with sunlight, allows plants to grow. The chemical composition of plants reflects the essential elements, which are necessary for plant growth and reproduction.
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   Where are tree roots located?

   • They are found just below the soil surface and collect water and nutrients percolating through the soil. Around 90% of tree roots are found in the top 60cm (2ft) of soil, and as fibrous roots are easily damaged, it’s important not to compact this rootzone area, for example by parking cars under a tree’s canopy.

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   Where do plants live in soil?

   • Most soil life lives in the top five centimetres, so it is here where you will see much of the weird and wonderful biology that makes soil one of the most biodiverse environments on the planet. You might think of plants as living above soil, but a lot of a plant lies beneath the soil’s surface.

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   What is soil composed of?

   • What is soil? Soil is a mix of organic matter, minerals, water, air and organisms. It holds nutrients and water that plants use to grow, and also holds carbon. Soil is structured in layers called horizons – the organic layer, topsoil, subsoil and parent material – which sit on top of a mass of unweathered rock called the bedrock.

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   How do woodland trees get their nutrients?

   • that live in them.Generally, woodland trees rely heavily on nutrients that build up in the soil throug natural processes. Most of the essential elements come from the mineral particles in the soil (the broken down rock from which t e soil was formed). Others come from the decomposition of dead

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   How do roots grow in the soil?

   • Roots grow into the soil searching for nutrients and water between soil particles. A root’s growing tip (apical meristem) and elongation zone sit behind a protective sheath, the root cap. Tap roots naturally grow straight downwards to seek out water and nutrients deep in the soil.

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   Why do trees grow in the woods?

   • The wealth of nutrients and minerals in the soil feeds the trees in our woods, as well as supports the ‘wood wide web’. Healthy soils also anchor tree roots in the ground, preventing them from toppling over in high winds. Also known as the wood wide web, the soil is full of strands of fungus called hyphae.

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   Soil is teeming with life: from moles, badgers and other mammals digging out their homes, to soil mites and springtails chomping through the mulch, to bacteria that influence its composition. Plants and fungi rely on soil for somewhere to grow and source their water and nutrients.

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   Often you can see the soil exposed in small cliffs by paths or streams, but a little scraping with a trowel can also help. By understanding the soil profile you gain a deep insight into the wood’s history and can often predict flora and fungi found there. What is soil? Most people know what the word soil means in a loose

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › guidesStructure of plants – WJEC Plant nutrients - BBC

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   Plants use minerals from the soil to build the complex molecules they need to survive and grow. Poor plant growth may be due to a deficiency in one or more minerals.

7. www.rhs.org.uk › advice › understanding-plantsHow plants grow / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Around 90% of tree roots are found in the top 60cm (2ft) of soil, and as fibrous roots are easily damaged, it’s important not to compact this rootzone area, for example by parking cars under a tree’s canopy.

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   First, the chemistry and composition of certain soils can make it harder for plants to absorb nutrients. The nutrients may not be available in certain soils, or may be present in forms that the...

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    Up close, soil is a maze of mineral grains, organic matter, air and water, plus a whole host of living organisms, including microbes, plants, fungi and invertebrates. Soil sits on top of the bedrock and can be anything from centimetres to metres deep.

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    The three key plant nutrients usually derived from soil are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, while carbon, oxygen and hydrogen are absorbed from the air. Other vital soil nutrients include magnesium, calcium and sulphur.