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Did you know a tree stump can regrow bark by acquiring nutrients from nearby trees?

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Nov 24, 2024
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Did you know that a tree stump can acquire nutrients from a nearby tree and grow more bark over the chopped part? In this video, we see a stump that has regrown in this way. This stump looks like the perfect place to sit and ponder. 

Here's how this happened, from Andrew the Arborist on Instagram:

"This was the first time …

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