deadwood
Example Sentences
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Goals include increasing the amount of deadwood and the density of tree cover in forests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Across the full year, however, the buildup of sediments, plant matter, and deadwood resulted in significant net carbon storage.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026
English oaks are losing leaves on the canopy and producing deadwood, he says, and Norway Maple and magnolias are showing signs of stress.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
Their grazing also reduced fire hazards, as did local families collecting deadwood to burn in the winter.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
It was nearly dusk and a March stillness had seized everything—the trees, the rotting deadwood, the leafless vine maple, the stones littering the ground.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
