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I've never heard that. The aboveground stems of aspens live just over a century, so Pando would be dead very quickly (in relative terms) if that was true. I see
by AlotOfReading 2y ago
I've never heard that. The aboveground stems of aspens live just over a century, so Pando would be dead very quickly (in relative terms) if that was true. I see some articles online that new shoots are struggling to survive because of herbivores though.
- sidewndr46 2y agoapparently I had it wrong. The net size is decreasing over time, but new shoots do still emerge and mature into healthy structures