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[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

Not bunk, but not an evolutionary strategy, I imagine. Leaves are dropped because they are too hard to maintain, rather than the benefit the trees get from mulching out competition.

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 hours ago

Depends on the type of tree -- pine trees do benefit from the acidification of soil via their dropped needles - it reduces competition.

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