There are stories that the moss on trees in temperate rainforests allow the tree to pull water from their branches instead of the ground, increasing their max height.

For a while there were people poaching the moss that facilitated this, which is a problem because it grows only inches per year.

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ryanmcbride 2 hours ago | parent [-]

God that's sad. We really can't have anything nice.

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hinkley 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It’s harder to remove the moss from high up in the tree and there are more risks in doing so. I was never clear on how prevalent this shittery was.

	▲	card_zero a minute ago \| parent [-]
		Who wants moss!? Is it luxury moss?