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What will cause a tree to die?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

1. Not enough water

2. Not enough light

3. Something completely cutting off the cambium (green) layer within the trunk, which affects the exchange of water and nutrients: could be girdling by insects, fungus, or mechanical processes

4. Fire

5. Being cut down (same as #3, really)

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