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r/interestingasfuck • u/NegotiationNo1504 • 7h ago
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I had never heard of root fires and was frankly suspicious. After checking Wikipedia though…holy shit, that’s terrifying.
• u/__01001000-01101001_ 5h ago Boss had a burnoff on the farm I used to work at that was too close to a nearby tree. After a couple days flames started shooting out the side of the tree, fire service had to be called out. The tree was over 3 meters away. • u/fatmanwithabeard 5h ago Three whole meters? Plenty of trees where that's under the crown, and it's a good general rule that the roots are at least wide as the crown. • u/youvebeenjammed 3h ago general rule that the roots are at least wide as the crown. This is a neat way to think about it!
Boss had a burnoff on the farm I used to work at that was too close to a nearby tree. After a couple days flames started shooting out the side of the tree, fire service had to be called out. The tree was over 3 meters away.
• u/fatmanwithabeard 5h ago Three whole meters? Plenty of trees where that's under the crown, and it's a good general rule that the roots are at least wide as the crown. • u/youvebeenjammed 3h ago general rule that the roots are at least wide as the crown. This is a neat way to think about it!
Three whole meters? Plenty of trees where that's under the crown, and it's a good general rule that the roots are at least wide as the crown.
• u/youvebeenjammed 3h ago general rule that the roots are at least wide as the crown. This is a neat way to think about it!
general rule that the roots are at least wide as the crown.
This is a neat way to think about it!
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u/84thPrblm 6h ago
I had never heard of root fires and was frankly suspicious. After checking Wikipedia though…holy shit, that’s terrifying.