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Seeing the Wood for the Trees

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Back Garden Biology
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In winter the bones of the trees are laid bare, giving us a chance to see their skeletons. Join Lindsay as she takes a tour round Wytham Woods in Oxford, showing you how to identify our common native trees from their bark and the shape of their branches.

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Seeing the Wood for the Trees (Part II)

We take a walk around a local park to admire more winter trees and see why conifers win over broadleaved trees as we move further North, but even they have to drop their needles during the winter in the farthest reaches of the Boreal forest.
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Series
Back Garden Biology
People
Lindsay Turnbull
Keywords
biology
trees
winter
Wytham Woods
Department: Department of Plant Sciences
Date Added: 07/01/2021
Duration: 00:17:16

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