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https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/nitrogen-fixing-trees-%E2%80%9Ceat%E2%80%9D-rocks-play-pivotal-role-forest-health

This article is for red alder but green is common here and does the same thing. We use it a ton in reclamation, as it eventually gets thinned out by tree species which grow taller.

Alder is hyper competitive, builds soil and tough as nails which makes it a great pioneer species

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[โ€“] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago

That is a really specific meme image, and I am upset at how right it is for this, and infuriated that I know that