• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    What does the undergrowth of an oak hickory Forest look like? People can plant the trees, but how do you get the undergrowth?

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      Order a bunch of plants that are native to your region, plant the medium and shade loving varieties under the trees, see what sticks

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      I have 20 or so acres of woods behind me. Oak, 2 types of hickory, American beech, and black cherry.

      It’s just dirt. These trees have thick ass canopies

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        Forreal. Packed dirt later looks like… “Dirt.” Then heavily compactes leaves and sticks. Then leaves. But it’s mostly leaves all the way down. Nothing like trodding atop centuries of pressed organic leaves.

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          A forest floor shouldn’t be heavily compacted, that would also lead to the leaves breaking down instead of just laying there.

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      Given time enough sand and leaves and other organic matter deposits in the soil, decomposed by long numbers of life cycles together with dirt and moisture becomes soil, but you cannot plant everywhere trees. Imagine plant an oak in the Sahara, no chance it’ll make it after 3 hours at noon. That’s what succession suggests!

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        At some point, it you’re assuming a single infographic is intended to be followed to the letter in every area across the planet, then that misunderstanding is your fault

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          3 days ago

          Thanks, I’ll keep that in mind, thanks again for your time and effort of this comment, it should have been hard to elaborate this concept.