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yes
The moss fern and the tree branch have the symbiotic relationship of mutualism. In mutualism, both species benefit and the two organisms help each other.
Spanish moss is an epiphytic plant that grows on trees without being harmful to them. It obtains nutrients and moisture from the air and rainfall, not from the host tree. The relationship is commensalism, where the moss benefits by using the tree for support and access to sunlight, while the tree is not affected.
The Relationship Is Parasitism.(:
Species
A maple tree typically grows to be between 30 to 100 feet tall.
do mosses affect the trees that they grow on? Most mosses are harmless, but Spanish Moss can be destructive. It blocks the light, slowing the growth of the tree, and it weighs down the branches and can cause them to break. Over a long period of time, it can weaken the tree and expose it to insects and disease, ultimately killing the tree. Many people think it's beautiful, but, because of its destructive nature, some Southerners look upon Spanish Moss with almost as much contempt as Kudzu.
A maple tree typically grows to be between 30 to 100 feet tall, depending on the species.
a maple tree is vascular and a pine tree is nonvasclar
Maple Tree
A mature maple tree can be tapped between two and three times per year.
Maple syrup is made from the sap of the Maple Tree.