Why are trees left standing after a large floor with only their trunks?

MadSci Network: Environment & Ecology

Subject: Why are trees left standing after a large floor with only their trunks?

Date: Fri Feb 22 15:58:01 2002
Posted by Casey Fox
Grade level: 10-12 School: Highland High School
City: Gilbert State/Province: Arizona Country: USA
Area of science: Environment & Ecology
ID: 1014411481.En

Message:


After a large flood event occurs (over many, many years), why are trees left
standing with only a small portion of their trunks?  If the top falls off, why
doesn't the whole tree disappear also?  I know that the roots are holding it in
place, by after many years after the tree dies, why don't the roots just release
the tree?  I don't understand this.

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