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Yes, moss does begins a very, very large part of its life cycle only on the north side of trees in the US. However, after a very, very long time that the moss has established itself, I'm talking decades here, then the moss will take over the south side too. But not initially and it rarely lasts that long to take over both sides of a tree. It generally will perish first.
Moss grows on all sides of trees. It grows thickest on the north side because the north side doesn't get as much direct sunlight (If it gets any at all) And moss generally grows better in shaded areas.
If this is true that moss grows thickest on the north side of the tree, in the Southern Hemisphere the moss should then grow on the south side of the tree as the sun should pretty much always face the north side of the tree on trees below the equator.
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThe North side in the Northern Hemishere. I've never been to the Southern Hemisphere so I don't know but would assume it is on the South side.
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tree
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Make a sentence with the word moss?
The moss on the left side of the tree will make you have hallucinations!
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It is true that moss is facing on the north side of the tree, so if you become lost look for the wonderful green.
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You can smoke them both.
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