▲ 195 ▼ High winds lift a forest’s floor in Scotland (files.catbox.moe) submitted 2 years ago by Cafekkos@lemmy.world to c/videos@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Odd that those trees don't have roots that go deeper permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Int_not_found@feddit.de 3 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Int_not_found@feddit.de 3 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent