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SOIL POISONING by BEECH TREES
In article , Dave Roberts writes: | | Is there a Forester or Tree Person out there who has expert knowledge | of this subject? I have been told that the leaves from a Beech tree | will poison the ground beneath so that no other species of plant will | grow. Is there scientific proof of this? Don't be so gullible! Not merely is it complete twaddle, that is trivially checked by observation. | Another source suggests that this is a fallacy and that the situation | is caused by the heavy leaf litter which piles up, being slow to | decompose, and allowing no new growth to get through. Even that is wrong. Beech leaves are not slow to decompose. | Having just moved into a suburban garden with several massive Fagus | Sylvatica I desperately need to know. The lack of growth underneath is caused by the lack of light and water in the summer, as with most other trees. Most of the winter-growing, deep woodland plants (bluebells and many others) will grow though. No plant that needs to grow in summer will. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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