Ask almost anyone how to find north without a compass and they will tell you that moss grows on the north side of trees. Walk into a damp British wood and look: moss on the north side, the south side, the east and the west, moss up one side of a leaning trunk and all over a fallen one. The rule fails so often that relying on it is worse…
In this lesson
How plants record direction
Wind-sculpted trees
What it is
When to use it
How
Why it is one of the stronger plant clues
Common mistakes
Wind-shaped woodland edges and fallen trees
Trees heavier on the sunny side
The tick shape: horizontal branches to the sun, upright branches away
Moss on the north side: the myth and the truth
How to think about moss
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