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Encyclopedia Dubuque

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  • curprev 03:5403:54, 4 June 2026 Randylyon talk contribs 599 bytes +3 No edit summary
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  • curprev 03:5103:51, 4 June 2026 Randylyon talk contribs 562 bytes +562 Created page with "ROOT CAPTURE. The seed of a tree may blow into the canopy, the upper levels, of a tree. Given light and water, the seed begins to grow. As the roots extend downward, they eventually touch the soil where growth speeds up. If the seed grows multiple roots, the host tree is eventually "captured" by the roots which broaden. Unable to expand its truck, the host plant eventually dies and rots away. The roots of the parasitic tree can prove capable of holding the tree uprigh..."