From dangerous branches to urban banyan: Facilitating aerial root growth of Ficus rubiginosa.

From dangerous branches to urban banyan: Facilitating aerial root growth of Ficus rubiginosa.

Large urban trees have many benefits. However, falling branches pose a serious hazard to both people and infrastructure. In several tree species, aerial roots grow down from branches to the ground. These roots are capable of thickening to support the branches, lessening the risk of tree failure. Unf...

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Main Authors: Angela T Moles, Ashika Jagdish, Yameng Wu, Suzanna Gooley, Rhiannon L Dalrymple, Phoebe Feng, Jennifer Auld, Georgia Badgery, Matilda Balding, Andrew Bell, Nora Campbell, Mark Clark, Michelle Clark, Kyle M Crawford, Oliver de Lorenzo, Amelia Fletcher, Zoe Ford, Haley Fort, Simon B Z Gorta, Alexander Hagan, Frank A Hemmings, Gabriella S Hoban, Thomasine Hulme, Kit King, Anish Kumar, Angelique Kyriazis, Beatrice Alexandra Laitly, Joshua Markovski, Len Martin, Geoffrey McDonnell, Cindy Pan, Ruby Paroissien, Polly Reeves-Perrin, Michi Sano, Sebastian M Schwarz, Alena Sipka, Michael Sullings, Jing Wei Yeong, William K Cornwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226845

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226845

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