2006-12-09 07:27:09 · 18 answers · asked by J C 2 in Environment
it will grow on the side which is mostly in shade. and it only works north of the equator. downunder it will be on the south side.
2006-12-09 07:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by cigar92 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was taught years ago a navigation tip in order to find North/south to check trees for moss because the side of the tree with moss growing (North) will indicate this.
2006-12-09 07:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the northern hemisphere the northern side of trees tends to be the most shaded and hence more moss is likely to grow on that side of the tree than on the other side.
In the southern hemisphere the reverse is tree. The effect is more obvious the further from the equator you get.
So the answer to your question is NO.
2006-12-12 17:21:25 · answer #3 · answered by uselessadvice 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In valleys or ravines that never see direct sunlight, mosses grow evenly on all sides of tree trunks. On trees whose trunks are exposed to direct sunlight, mosses tend to grow preferentially on the shady side of the tree. IN the northern hermisphere, that is the north side of the tree. In New Zealand or Tasmania, for example, this would be reversed, as they are in the southern hemisphere.
2006-12-09 07:31:50 · answer #4 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope moss will grow on any side of the tree. To use it to find north will just get you more lost then you already are.
2006-12-09 08:10:54 · answer #5 · answered by Richard 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
each so often. It relies upon upon the place you're. Moss dessicates genuinely (in contrast to lichens) and needs secure practices from wind. In Oklahoma, winning winds are from the south- offering a shelter from the wind on the northern element of wood... the place moss is discovered. for that reason the guideline holds up in Oklahoma. i don't know what the wind varieties are like the place you're, so i'm no longer able to offer you a diverse answer.
2016-10-14 08:37:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That could be true as on my roof the moss only grows on the front of the house and not at the back of it,but the back of the house gets more sun so maybe its that
2006-12-09 07:29:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not if you live in the Southern hemisphere. There it grows on the south side. It is because there is less sunlight on the north side here and on the south side there.
2006-12-13 05:26:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. only that a rolling stone with not gather any.. UNLESS it rolls and HITS the north side of a tree then it would get some on it.
2006-12-09 07:29:10 · answer #9 · answered by mernieinc 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope myth it growns north south east west
2006-12-13 07:16:46 · answer #10 · answered by theycallmevic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋