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Old 02-13-2012, 08:14 AM   #9
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Heck of an archive!
He has a great section on soil and pH, he examines the chicken and egg theory of pine needled acidifying the soil. (Not)

Pines require acid soil to germinate, they wouldn't have grown in the first place if the soil weren't acid. He points out that decaying organic matter moves toward neutrality.
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