Deforestation and forest fragmentation has been increasing through time, with over 70% of forests globally now located less than 1?km from a non-forest edge. Forest ecosystems play a large role in global health, notably through the sequestration of carbon. In the Northeastern United States, the most fragmented forest ecosystem on the planet, forest fragmentation has altered forest growth and speciation patterns. While edge-effects to aboveground growth have been well documented throughout the last century, little is known about the belowground effects. Given that trees allocate up to half of their carbon below ground, we lack a holistic understanding of the carbon implications of forest fragmentation. My research focuses on how species-specific root production, turnover, and proliferation differ between maple and oak, two co-dominant temperate forest tree species in the region. Through comparing historical (pre-fragmentation) and recent root growth, this research looks to understand how different resource acquisition strategies determine differing species abundance across forest edges. We measured root growth over one year by collecting 18 ingrowth soil cores across a forest clearing-edge-interior gradient and through the vertical soil profile and compared species-specific root ingrowth to the long-term stocks of root biomass collected one year earlier. Following fragmentation, we hypothesized that red maple (Acer rubrum) would see an increase in relative proportion of fine root growth across the forest edge due to their acquisitive nature and “do it yourself” growth strategy. Additionally, while oaks (Quercus rubra) make up a majority of the long-term root biomass stock, we expected that they would experience a decreased proportion of new root production, due to their more “conservative” rooting strategy. Our results confirmed these hypotheses, especially in the upper 20cm of soil, where red maples accounted for 7.7% more root ingrowth, while representing a much smaller proportion of the basal area. By examining the belowground effects of forest fragmentation across forest edges, we will be better able to understand changing species growth patterns along edges. This will help unearth the carbon consequences of forest fragmentation, illuminating how belowground root dynamics could change over time.