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  2. Tree throw - Wikipedia

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    A tree throw or tree hole is a bowl-shaped cavity or depression created in the subsoil by a tree. They are formed either by the long-term presence and growth of tree roots or when a large tree is blown over (as a windthrow ) or has its stump pulled out which tears out a quantity of soil along with the roots.

  3. Tree stump - Wikipedia

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    Tree stump, about 37 years after falling. After a tree has been cut and has fallen, the stump or tree stump is usually a small remaining portion of the trunk with the roots still in the ground. Stumps may show the age-defining rings of a tree. The study of these rings is known as dendrochronology. Stump sculpture by German artist Eberhard Bosslet

  4. Girdling - Wikipedia

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    Girdling results in the removal of the phloem, and death occurs from the inability of the leaves to transport sugars (primarily sucrose) to the roots. In this process, the xylem is left untouched, and the tree can usually still temporarily transport water and minerals from the roots to the leaves. Trees normally sprout shoots below the wound ...

  5. Vegetation and slope stability - Wikipedia

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    Wind throw is the toppling of a tree due to the force of the wind, this exposes the root plate and adjacent soil beneath the tree and influences slope stability. Wind throw is a factor when considering one tree on a slope; however, it is of lesser importance when considering general slope stability for a body of trees as the wind forces involved represent a smaller percentage of the potential ...

  6. Thinning - Wikipedia

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    Thinning from below – this low thinning can be split into 4 Grades: A Grade is a very light thinning, that removes all overtopped trees Kraft crown class 4 and 5. B Grade is a very light thinning that removes overtopped trees and intermediates which are Kraft Crown class 4,5 and some 3s, C Grade and D Grade are a moderate and heavy thinning respectively removing anything that will not lead ...

  7. Jury orders Bayer to pay $100 million over PCBs in Washington ...

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    The verdict, which follows a two-month trial, is the latest in a string of trials against the chemical company over the alleged contamination at the Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, Washington.

  8. Why norovirus is so hard to kill: Here's how to protect ... - AOL

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    Even if you have had norovirus before, you can still be infected every year, because there are many different types of the bug, owing to the rapid mutation rate seen in RNA viruses like norovirus.

  9. Gravitropism - Wikipedia

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    That is, roots grow in the direction of gravitational pull (i.e., downward) and stems grow in the opposite direction (i.e., upwards). This behavior can be easily demonstrated with any potted plant. When laid onto its side, the growing parts of the stem begin to display negative gravitropism, growing (biologists say, turning; see tropism ...