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by midoridensha 1381 days ago
>Some trees (like sugar maple) will grow slowly, nearly dormant, in the understory of a mature forest, and explode with growth when a column of light opens up due to the death of a mature neighboring tree.

There is unrest in the forest There is trouble with the trees For the maples want more sunlight And the oaks ignore their pleas