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Some tropical trees act as lightning rods to fend off rivals
Some tropical trees act as lightning rods to fend off rivals
www.sciencenews.org Some tropical trees act as lightning rods to fend off rivals
Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.
The fruit is edible, but there's not much food on it, so probably not worth planting outside of its native range.