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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience, I cut down the trees in my backyard for a garden. Now the sun dries the ground out faster allowing it to soak up excess rain water. Before that it flowed into my neighbors yard and at times flooded my basement. I grew up on a farm and soil dynamics still puzzle me. [/quote] I'm curious as to whether you had lawn and mowed around the trees prior to that? If so, it's possible that the soil was so compacted (especially if you used a ride-on mower) that surface water would run off before it even got to the tree roots at that spot. That said, the trees still absorbed underground water to survive, and in essence did their bit to help prevent flooding elsewhere, which is why it's so important that we all participate in regreening our neighborhoods.[/quote]
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