Cafekkos@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.world · 2 years agoHigh winds lift a forest’s floor in Scotlandfiles.catbox.moevideomessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1202
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minus-squareNastybutler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoOdd that those trees don’t have roots that go deeper
minus-squareInt_not_found@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoMany 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.
Odd that those trees don’t have roots that go deeper
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.