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spanish moss mystery

bunnyvac6000
15 years ago

Does anyone know why spanish moss seems to grow on some trees and not others? For instance, my Live Oaks, Chestnut Oaks and Crepe Myrtles are covered in the stuff but my Hickories hardly have any, even though they are all growing next to each other.

I don't think it is roughness of bark because though the oaks do have scalier bark than the hickories, the Crepe Myrtle's bark is smoother still. I'm not trying to get rid of the moss, I'm just curious.

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