Oak trees - close proximity - root sharing ?

[outdoorfan]

My friend has several white oaks in his front yard, and they are quite close to each other (maybe anywhere from 15-30 feet apart). He's concerned that any work done to any of them (removals only) after April will adversely affect the other ones due to the possibility(?) of the roots being connected between the trees. My question is: are those roots connected and will there be the risk of pathogens spreading through the root systems of a freshly cut stump to the other live trees?

Thanks

 

[dts99]

oaks dont have shared roots, worse case the remaining trees get stressed from more light being let in, but i doubt anything will happen

 

[dts99]

oaks dont have shared roots, worse case the remaining trees get stressed from more light being let in, but i doubt anything will happen

i retract the above statement:msp_unsure:

 

[outdoorfan]

Ok, thanks for the replies. So, I take it that it's unlikely but possible? Would it make any difference whatsoever if the the ones marked for removal are done prior to April as apposed to after it?

 

[Guido Salvage]

Decomposition of the roots on the trees that are removed will happen irregardless of when they are taken out and any transfer will be through them.

 

[Loraxguy]

Oak roots

Unless your dealing with oak wilt you shouldn't have any problems. They do it all the time in a forest situation in selecting individual trees to harvest and leaving the rest of the stand.

 

[outdoorfan]

Excellent! Thanks again for the responses.