Show lightning discharge lightning often strikes trees and specially such as stand singly or over top their surroundings the consequences of this striking are different not only affecting the exterior appearance but also influx encina the tree life in many cases only a narrow strip of bark Is cut and the tree continues to grow without trouble recovering the dam aged area as the oaks are doing in other cases when so damaged the trees especially the conifers die more or less sometimes there Is an entire barking of the trees struck by light ning and frequently the trees are split and more or less splintered A strange feature Is the springing of the lightning from one tree to the other causing the gradual dying of a large number of trees in the vicinity of a tree struck by lightning this Is specially true in spruce and clr forests lightning Is often the cause of for est fires when it strikes dry or dead trees no species of wood Is exempt from lightning discharge but as a rule some suffer more than others oak poplar white pine and spruce are most frequently while the beech is seldom damaged and that species Is considered as lightning proof forest leaves |