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minus-squareTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoNot 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.
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoDepends on the type of tree – pine trees do benefit from the acidification of soil via their dropped needles - it reduces competition.
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.
Depends on the type of tree – pine trees do benefit from the acidification of soil via their dropped needles - it reduces competition.