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What’s the difference between ‘windthrow’ and ‘windsnap’ in trees?

August 14, 2019August 15, 2019

And how can they help me find my way in the woods? Both ‘windthrow’ and ‘windsnap’ are names given by foresters to trees that have…

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Earlier I showed how it is possible to find your way using the colour of tree leaves. Now I’d like to show you how to…

March 24, 2019March 25, 2019

The wind, rain and sun do not affect all sides of trees equally. This creates patterns on the trees’ bark that we can use to…

November 10, 2016November 26, 2018

A wonderful example of guy roots acting as a compass on this unusually tall wild cherry tree in the South Downs. In the top picture…