Which sign indicates heaving in soil?

Which sign indicates heaving in soil?

• A. Plant roots coming out of the soil
• B. Leaves turning yellow
• C. Cankers on trunk
• D. Moss growth

Answer: (A)

Heaving happens when frost and moisture changes lift and shift the soil around plant roots. That upward movement often pushes the root zone so roots or the crown become exposed at or above the soil surface. So the clearest sign is plant roots coming out of the soil, indicating the soil has been pushed up and the root zone is being lifted. Leaves turning yellow point to general stress or nutrition issues, not to soil movement. Cankers on the trunk signal disease or physical injury, not the soil lifting. Moss growth indicates persistent dampness or shade, not heaving.

Heaving happens when frost and moisture changes lift and shift the soil around plant roots. That upward movement often pushes the root zone so roots or the crown become exposed at or above the soil surface. So the clearest sign is plant roots coming out of the soil, indicating the soil has been pushed up and the root zone is being lifted.

Leaves turning yellow point to general stress or nutrition issues, not to soil movement. Cankers on the trunk signal disease or physical injury, not the soil lifting. Moss growth indicates persistent dampness or shade, not heaving.