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> Fields turn into forests in less than a generation, if properly neglected. There's a place near where I live that's government land according to the parcel m
by 13of40 3y ago
> Fields turn into forests in less than a generation, if properly neglected.
There's a place near where I live that's government land according to the parcel map but used to be a golf course and a private home. Now both are abandoned and there's a thick, nearly impenetrable forest between them. I went on Google Earth to look up historical imagery, and back in 1990, that forest was an empty, plowed field.
- OJFord 3y agoI've been referring to the 'potato forest' in my garden, and that's just months & not neglected - just not all harvested yet - so I can readily believe it!
- empyrrhicist 3y agoYoung forests are actually more impenetrable than mature ones, since the keystone trees haven't had enough time to shade out the scrubby stuff.