"Snow shadow" under a spruce tree
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Spruce trees have dense, overlapping branches that prevent much of the precipitation from reaching the ground. In the case of snow, the branches create a ring around the tree where snow does not directly fall, or a "snow shadow".
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Accumulation of snow on plants: spruce tree
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