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Why pine trees make turpentine in fire-prone habitats
The passage explores why pines produce turpentine and how a fire-adapted habit might favor resin production. It notes turpentine's composition of resins and oils, its historical uses, and the longleaf pine's fire-tolerant ecology. The proposed idea: turpentine aids dead trees after fires by returning nutrients to kin and reducing competitors, a hypothesis echoed by botanists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Lydeard
University of Alabama
Chuck
South
Ken McLeod
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory