CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Menno Kluiters
Dendrologic Limited
SPEAKER BIO
I have been professionally climbing trees for 25 years, and I’ve been privileged to work alongside many skilled and passionate arborists worldwide. As a keen young man, I enjoyed nothing more than cutting trees down. That was until I met other weathered role models that made me realise the beauty and value of trees. After five years “under my belt” (harness), my real captivating tree journey only started to begin. Now, after dwelling in canopies for that many years, more and more tree-related patterns are recognised and understood. Even though I’m no spring chicken, I still thoroughly enjoy hanging out with my woody friends, high up in the canopy, and long may it last. These days my goal is to provide better tree care and pass on the knowledge that trees have shared with me. After all, the trees remain my greatest teacher.
TALK TITLE
Endocormic!
ABSTRACT
Endocormic roots: roots that develop inside trunks of old trees with extensive heart rot.
This is a mainly pictorial presentation about adventitious root growth on trees that is sparked by personal curiosity. There are many different types of adventitious growth, but here I’m referring to root growth on trees in locations where you would not expect it, the ones that you find near a cavity or wound. I regularly come across these on a variety of tree species, not every week but often enough that I wonder why these exist and what prompts their formation. Join me on a small journey to the wondrous world of arboreal oddballs.