Which Tree has the Deepest Roots in the World

1. Which Tree has the Deepest Roots in the World?

2. About Fig Tree: • Fig tree only requires a soil depth of 1-1.5 meters. • The root network of a single tree can be several thousand meters long. • The root of a regular fig tree can hardly compete. • This Fig tree native to South Africa tops another record list because no other plant has roots that penetrate deeper into the soil than the fig tree. • It grows there on the rocks and can survive there very well. • Some of the roots above the surface of the earth offer a firm hold on the hard rock, a single, about ten to twenty centimeters thick root strand penetrates deep into the earth through massive rocks. • It grows through partially thick layers of earth and obstacles, the root continuously searches for water, automatically making its way through gaps in the rock and porous rock. • At the tip of the root, it secretes a slimy secretion, which loosens and decomposes the layers of the earth.

3. About Fig Tree • The water supply enables the fruit-bearing part of the tree on the earth’s surface to survive. • There is a cave system in South Africa known as the Echo Caves and there, the path of the plants through the underground can be traced very well. • The single root runs through the caves like a water pipe, then disappears back into the ground until the groundwater or another water source is finally reached. • When the time comes and water is found, the long journey ends.

4. About Fig Tree: • This particular fig tree has a root with the deepest measurement of 120 meters which is massive for a tree root. • It shows the trees’ fight for survival and success. • The time of this trip, which is the time it took to grow to a record-breaking length, is also extremely impressive. • It took a full 70 years to grow 120 meters looking for a water source. • The root pumps about 25 liters of water a day all the way up to the fig tree, which defies the heat and drought in the dry environment of South Africa.