Hubby and I were taking a little hike on the nature trail behind Dacey Field. We came across a nurse log. A nurse log is a decayed tree that begins to decompose and provides moisture and nutrients for insects, plants, and even other trees.
It is easy to tell if a new tree has grown out of a nurse tree. The nurse tree has decomposed and leaves a large gap extending from the new tree roots to where the nurse log originally was before decomposing.
Now there's plants, trees, and homes for animals, insects, and fungi. New life is created.
It is easy to tell if a new tree has grown out of a nurse tree. The nurse tree has decomposed and leaves a large gap extending from the new tree roots to where the nurse log originally was before decomposing.
Now there's plants, trees, and homes for animals, insects, and fungi. New life is created.
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