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Monday 18 January 2016

Giant fairy rings

I blame the fairies.

Originally shared by Joerg Fliege

Up in Ontario, there are "rings" of stunted tree growth, sometimes 2km of diameter.

And there are more hypotheses trying to explain the phenomenon than you can shake a stick at.
http://www.bldgblog.com/2016/01/rings/
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5 comments:

  1. Frank Nestel18 January 2016 at 18:16

    I'd bet on fungi.

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  2. Bryce Alexander18 January 2016 at 19:34

    I am thinking ancient craters effecting the drainage.

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  3. Wolf Weber19 January 2016 at 03:16

    I guess it's honey fungus [genus Armillaria]

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  4. David Lazarus19 January 2016 at 16:00

    I'd say that Earth or Forest Elementals are the culprit. 😀

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  5. Juana Leilani26 January 2016 at 16:51

    Look Pete F​
    Weird stuff again 😨

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