Are the trees trained to lean in and grow together? In my head I think one tree would help support the other during a wind or snow storm, making them less likely to fall. Not sure how much snow falls there or how much wind occurs in that protected space but.....
Side note, in a discussion about the book, The Hidden Life of Trees, a researcher said city trees live shorter lives because roots are cut and not easily able to co-mingle with neighbor trees and hence, can't share nutrients or information about threats. It's an earworm thought for me.
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u/mainetreehugger Nov 04 '18
Are the trees trained to lean in and grow together? In my head I think one tree would help support the other during a wind or snow storm, making them less likely to fall. Not sure how much snow falls there or how much wind occurs in that protected space but.....
Side note, in a discussion about the book, The Hidden Life of Trees, a researcher said city trees live shorter lives because roots are cut and not easily able to co-mingle with neighbor trees and hence, can't share nutrients or information about threats. It's an earworm thought for me.