There is a tree that can be cut back to ground wire Bashny.Net

Nuytsiya profusely - the tree of Western Australia, also known as the Christmas tree because of its flowering in the Christmas season. Nuytsiya almost does not have its root system, and leads a parasitic life, attaching their processes haustoria to the roots of other plants and thus obtaining water and minerals. Tenacity shoots of this tree is so developed that many times there were cases of cutting telephone cables underground. This has forced the Australian telephone companies placed to nuytsy growing more expensive and protected wires.

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