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High winds lift a forest’s floor in Scotland (files.catbox.moe)
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[-] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Odd that those trees don't have roots that go deeper

[-] Int_not_found@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Many conifers don't root downwards, but sideways instead. That is one of the reasons why storms hit monoculture forests so hard. The root network is just to shallow to withstand strong winds.

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