In addition to natural growth patterns, tree roots may become exposed above ground due to environmental factors. If the soil is compacted and erosion occurs or if the tree doesn't have enough ...

This is the combined result of reductions in the amount of plant roots and residues returned to the soil, increased decomposition from soil tillage, and increased soil erosion (Lemus & Lal 2005).

Specifically, there is probably a problem with the soil or available space underneath, and burying them under a mound of dirt doesn't solve it. Here is why you shouldn't cover a tree's roots ...

A drone flies high overhead, gathering evidence of soil erosion in a Worcestershire potato ... grassing them over for pasture instead. Those grass roots will hold onto the soil and stop it being ...

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) parks department has initiated a coconut tree plantation along the Hooghly ...

The trees in this grove are of all ages ... a bristlecone may have to adapt to soil erosion that leaves its original roots above ground level. This panorama shows the northern side of the grove ...