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Invasive Trees, Get Out!

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When Hurricane Wilma tore through South Florida, the storm left a wake of snapped and uprooted trees.

The hurricane-force winds took out all kinds of foliage, but some of the most notorious invasive trees were among the most vulnerable.

Ten years later, those felled trees were an opportunity for new growth.

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