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global1

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1. Do Trees Also Help In Situations Where Torrential Rainstorms Occur?.....

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Jul 14, 2021, 06:53 AM

Jul 2021

Do the root systems of trees planted next to crops take up or divert water from the crops so as not to waterlog and kill the crops?

Kind of the opposite effect than what they do in a drought situation.

Just wondering?

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