The presence of large bur oaks in the sugar maple and basswood community of the Big Woods of Minnesota has been attributed to the tree's thick fire-resistant bark, which enabled it to survive repeated burning and freed it from competition by less fire-resistant species.
(The presence of large bur oaks in the sugar maple and basswood community of the Big Woods of Minnesota; has been attributed; to the tree's thick fire-resistant bark) (the tree's thick fire-resistant bark; enabled; it; to survive repeated burning) (it; to survive; repeated burning)
The presence of large bur oaks in the sugar maple and basswood community of the Big Woods of Minnesota the tree's thick fire-resistant bark it
has been attributed enabled to survive
to the tree's thick fire-resistant bark
it to survive repeated burning
repeated burning