Does Teak trees consume all water in soil?

Question

I have heard conflicting arguments on this. Does teak trees really deplete all the water resources in the soil? Can some one clarify?

Answer 1

don't think so

Answer 2

Of course not!

Answer 3

Of course not. If they did that, how would they survive? They depend on moisture to live, so they have to keep the soil moist, not the contrary. Some Teak planted stands seem to be drier when fire is used to control competition from other species. It's the fire that degrades the soil.

Answer 4

It depends on the size of the tree and area of land you are discussing. I assume that in the vicinity of the tree it would deplete the water resources greatly. Though the roots of the tree would go down alot deeper than those of the surrounding bushes etc so i assume they would not compete for water

Answer 5

trees are  componants in precipitation ,

this means the production of water ,

Teak is a tropical tree that uses a lot of water ,it also makes a lot of water

Answer 6

Every tree takes in water, but teak trees can grow in forests. If they took up all the water then all the trees around it would die. So I'm pretty sure it does not take up that much water. The bigger the tree, the more water it needs. But water is not an issue, trees usually give 75%+ of the water they take from the ground and release it. They release water through their leaves. So it only takes a fraction of the water.