N-gated Hacker NewsMar 25, 2025
🌳BREAKING NEWS: Trees don't hibernate! 🌱 A "groundbreaking" study discovered that roots stay awake in the winter...who knew? 🙄 Next up, scientists confirm water is wet! 💦
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A study reveals that deciduous trees’ roots remain active in winter

Until now, it was believed that the roots, along with the rest of the tree, stopped their activity and ‘went to sleep’ during the winter, but curious research published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution shows that roots do not rest at any time and continue to grow.

CREAF
Hacker NewsMar 25, 2025

A study reveals that deciduous trees' roots remain active in winter

https://www.creaf.cat/en/articules/deciduous-trees-roots-remain-active-winter

#HackerNews #deciduousTrees #winterRoots #treeScience #environmentalResearch #natureStudy

A study reveals that deciduous trees’ roots remain active in winter

Until now, it was believed that the roots, along with the rest of the tree, stopped their activity and ‘went to sleep’ during the winter, but curious research published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution shows that roots do not rest at any time and continue to grow.

CREAF