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Buttress are large roots on all sides of a tall or shallowly rooted tree. Typically they are found in rainforests where soils are poor so roots don't go deep. They prevent the tree from falling over (hence the name buttress) and help gather more nutrients. They are there to anchor the tree and soak minerals and nutrients from the ground, a function that would prove difficult if the tree was unsoundly rooted. The roots interwind with other buttress roots from other trees and create an intricate mesh, which helps to support all of the other trees surrounding it. They can grow up to 15 feet tall and spread for 30 or so metres above the soil then for another 30 metres below. When the roots spread horizontally they cover a wider area to collect nutrients. They stay near to the top because this is where all the main nutrients are. The roots are close to the surface and can be seen to have spread over a large area.

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Believe it or not but the soil in the jungle environment is actually very thin. The trees there cannot send down supportive tap-roots like oaks and other trees can, but have to support themselves with things like buttress roots or they will fall down. The roots also spread out farther than normal to get more nutrients from the soil. People who live in the jungle also use buttress roots for communication, by banging on them with long wooden sticks.

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Because Lim sey kiet is awesome, like a g6 is, however the roots also contribute to the yeni-ness of carbon hondroxide. i hope this answer helps!

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Buttress Roots provide extra support for trees growing in spongy wet soils.

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They grow in the rainforest's but I do not know anywhere specific.

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What the adaptations of the roots are?

Buttress Roots provide extra support for trees growing in spongy wet soils.


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