Dave:

The grass under the trees did better because of the shade - less evaporation. The weeds do better than the grass because of a deeper/larger root system.

I've noticed the same thing around here, in areas where numbers of trees are stressed. Some shrug off the stress better than others and live while it will kill others. I've been asked why, and I cannot come up with an answer.


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