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=EF=BB=BF    To Donna, David, et al;
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one of the obvious way trees in a forest cooperate is protection ag=
ainst strong winds. A solitary tree is unlikely to withstand windstorms, a =
forest with an intact canopy usually does. But, on the other hand, the=
re is brutal competition for sunlight in a forest. Taller trees inhibit=
0;the growth of smaller trees, often their conspecifics and even their own =
descendants. Of the millions and millions of seeds a mature tree will produ=
ce over its lifetime, on the average only one will reach maturity...
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   Dusan Soudek
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<!-- <![endif] --> On February 8, 2016 at 8:21 AM David & Alison Web=
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Hi Donna & All,          &#=
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    The book, The Hidden Life of Trees, should be i=
nteresting reading.
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<span style=3D"font-family: Calibri;">"...for reasons unknown, keep=
the ancient stumps of long-felled companions alive for centuries by feedin=
g them a sugar solution through their roots.=E2=80=9D </span>This is root g=
rafting practiced by Spruce sometimes, Hemlock always, Fir sometimes a=
nd Norway Maple.=20
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ily: Arial; font-size: medium;">    Root grafting =
is I suspect a reflection of somewhat hostile soil conditions and/or perhap=
s 'permanent woodland' such that extension roots tend to follow old=
root channels as opposed to </span> <span style=3D"font-family: Arial=
; font-size: medium;">making a new one. When a root cap of tree A meets one=
of tree B they sometimes (always ?) unite and form a 2-way link. </span></=
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alibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">    <spa=
n style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Decades ago I came acros=
s a great example of this at Dean Chapter Lake. The roots of the Spruce for=
est which had been killed by raising the water level for hydro were mostly =
intact but exposed by wash. Every Spruce I saw was attached to two or more =
Spruce by grafting.</span></span></p>=20
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<strong>From:</strong>=20
Donna Crossland
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naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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<strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, February 07, 2016 9:11 PM
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