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Harsh winter,more seedlings?

19 years ago

I was wondering if anyone else who had a really cold winter such as it was here in Northwest Pennsylvania has noticed a more than normal amount of seedlings sprouting up ? I 've never seen so many little maples starting throughout my little woodland area, I can see I will have my hands full trying to go around and pull them up. I sure cant leave that many ( thousands )to try and grow. I have always heard that when a tree is sick or threatened by something else in nature, they try and produce large amounts of seeds to cary on the survival of that species.

I see also, at the base of many of my Ferns what appears to be many new ones starting as gametophytes and then what looks to be sporophytes growing from them.Many other woodland plants seem to have been prolific with their method of propogation .Just wondering if any one else noticed anything similar ? Tom

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