This bark can be pretty thick, well over two feet in the more mature trees. It gives the older trees a certain kind of protection from insects, but the main benefit is that it keeps the center of the tree intact from moderate forest fires because of its thickness.
Hi, Is it right to understand "moderate" in the above as "mild" and "general?" Thanks.
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Neither mild nor general. Moderate = not mild and not intense.
— Mister Micawber
Neither mild nor general.
Moderate = not mild and not intense.
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