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
He says: "We repeatedly found seedlings and adults with juvenile root structures near decaying logs, not scattered randomly in the forest. That recurring pattern inspired us to test whether deadwood fungi fuel orchid beginnings."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025
West: A century of firefighting, elimination of Indigenous burning, logging of large fire-resistant trees, and other management practices that allowed small trees, undergrowth and deadwood to choke forests.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
They will fell trees by rubbing against them, creating space and light and providing deadwood to help other plants and animals.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2022
He looked around for deadwood, but the flood had washed most of it away.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
