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>pretty much pushed conifers out of every niche in the world except mountain slopes Definitely not true; there are plenty of pine trees in Georgia (the one in
by metageek 16y ago
>pretty much pushed conifers out of every niche in the world except mountain slopes
Definitely not true; there are plenty of pine trees in Georgia (the one in the US), and not just in the (rather mild) mountains.
I will admit that there seem to be more pine trees the further north you go.
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoI see (wikipedia) that fire-resistance was the factor that favored pine over other trees in the US South.
- metageek 16y agoThanks, that does make sense.