1 Moss is Boss: Using Plants to Determine Direction
- Author: sciencebuddies.org
- Published Date: 08/04/2022
- Review: 4.81 (750 vote)
- Summary: So, if you have a lone tree in the northern hemisphere (that is not shaded by any other trees), on which side of the tree do you think moss would like to grow?
- Matching search results: So how does moss relate to cardinal direction? Earth is a sphere and spins on a tilted axis. The result of this arrangement is that in the northern hemisphere, the southern side of any fixed object gets more sunlight than the northern side. The …
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2 Busting the ‘moss-on-the-north-side’ myth | Men’s Journal
- Author: mensjournal.com
- Published Date: 10/15/2021
- Review: 4.62 (520 vote)
- Summary: Northern hemisphere moss generally grows on the south side, while southern hemisphere moss generally grows on the north side
- Matching search results: In my woods, and many other sites I’ve explored, the moss is heavier on the south side of the tree, which is the sunnier side. So if I bought into this myth, the moss would steer me in the opposite direction I intended. Of course, there are always …
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3 What Side of the Tree Does Moss Grow On?
- Author: inexpensivetreecare.com
- Published Date: 08/01/2022
- Review: 4.5 (299 vote)
- Summary: · Most plants grow towards the light. But mosses prefer shade. Thus, it’s possible that the conventional wisdom about moss growing on one
- Matching search results: In an older but still relevant post, the folks at the University of California (Santa Barbara) write (with refreshing bluntness): “Your observation that moss only grows on the north side of trees tells me you haven’t looked for moss near trees in …
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4 Moss grows on the North side of trees – Fact or Fiction?Moss grows on the North side of trees – Fact or Fiction?
- Author: pippinandgile.co.uk
- Published Date: 04/05/2022
- Review: 4.25 (538 vote)
- Summary: · No; mosses like damp places, therefore the North sides, which in the northern hemisphere gets less light, are generally damper and therefore
- Matching search results: If we’ve taken all of the above factors into account and there are still considerably more mosses and damp loving plants growing on one aspect of a group of trees or structures then we can conclude that this is most likely to be a Northerly facing …
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5 Survival Myth Busted: Finding Directions by Tree Moss
- Author: survivalcommonsense.com
- Published Date: 08/18/2022
- Review: 4.17 (325 vote)
- Summary: But the newspaper guy in me had to ask: What direction does the moss point? … Moss grows everywhere in this temperate rain forest in Oregon
- Matching search results: In July, 2010, I was at Camp Makualla Boy Scout camp in the Cascades with some of the scouts from Troop 18 in Bend. There was a lull in the action, so I took my compass and camera and went walking. The idea was to check out this directional moss …
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6 How Does Moss Grow On Trees? And Why?
- Author: outdoormoss.com
- Published Date: 08/17/2022
- Review: 3.83 (256 vote)
- Summary: Moss is able to grow on trees and other surfaces because it has spores that can attach themselves to the tree bark and can grow in any direction
- Matching search results: In July, 2010, I was at Camp Makualla Boy Scout camp in the Cascades with some of the scouts from Troop 18 in Bend. There was a lull in the action, so I took my compass and camera and went walking. The idea was to check out this directional moss …
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7 The Truth About Moss – The Natural Navigator
- Author: naturalnavigator.com
- Published Date: 06/29/2022
- Review: 3.79 (421 vote)
- Summary: Moss always grows where water gathers, even in south-facing spots. Moss grows below forks in trees, even in south-facing sunny spots, because the forks channel
- Matching search results: However, if you manage to find a near vertical smooth surface that is not too close to the ground and it has moss growing on it then there is likely to be only one reason for that surface staying moist: it is in shade in the middle part of the day …
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