david schreef
They simply can't support the weight and their limbs snap.

Evergreens don't have this problem since they deal with snow
by being shaped so that snow falls off of them.

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You are confusing deciduousness with the shape of trees?
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A deciduous mutant has obvious competitive advantage in any snowy
region.

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I don't see where "mutant" comes in
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David Nicol, unlettered autodidact, Kansas City

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"unlettered"?
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