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Redwoods depend on the humidity and fog from the pacific coast to get water to its highest parts and to keep it from drying out.
by BitwiseFool 7y ago
Redwoods depend on the humidity and fog from the pacific coast to get water to its highest parts and to keep it from drying out.
- wil421 7y agoFor those who might interested. “ Foliar Uptake of Fog in the Coast Redwood Ecosystem: a Novel Drought-Alleviation Strategy Shared by Most Redwood Forest Plants”[1] [1]https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr238/psw_gtr238_273.pdf https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr238/...
- jdc0589 7y agoyep. its pretty incredible. Old redwoods have entire ecosystems in their crowns. full on bushes that bear fruit, ferns, etc...