Photo of the week: root pruning

Root pruning can completely change the performance of turf.

Todd Lowe shared this photo of bermudagrass (Cynodon) rough in Florida around a live oak (Quercus virginiana) tree. The root pruning was done four months prior to the time of this photograph.

Around the base of the tree, the grass competes with the tree roots for resources. Where the tree roots have been severed by the pruning, the grass is greener because it is not competing with or interacting with the…