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Wees: The life of the Christmas tree
Published: 9 January 2023
"Cultivated trees grow faster [than their natural counterparts] because in the early years much effort is spent weeding out the competition," points out David Wees, Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Plant Science at 平特五不中's Macdonald Campus. "The fir trees that grow naturally in the forest are for their part in competition with all their neighbours, and they often develop in partially shaded areas, whereas in the fields where fir trees are grown, there are only fir trees whose conical shape does not cast a shadow on neighbours."
the article (in French) in Le Devoir.