0High winds lift a forest’s floor in Scotland(files.catbox.moe)posted 11 months ago byCafekkos@lemmy.worldin videos@lemmy.worldView comments2 commentssavehidereportSort:HotTopControversialNewOldYou are viewing a single thread.View all comments [ +- ]Nastybutler@lemmy.world0 points11 months agoOdd that those trees don’t have roots that go deeper permalinksavereportreply[ +- ]Int_not_found@feddit.de0 points11 months 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. permalinksavereportparentreply