I'm not an expert, but I believe it's the clay soil around here that 
causes evergreens to uproot and fall over more easily. When the ground 
gets waterlogged the clay becomes more liquid. Combine the weight of 
snow on trees, soil not frozen as deeply as in New England, and slippery 
clay, and you get uprooted trees. The deciduous trees don't accumulate 
as much snow on their branches due to lack of leaves. I've noticed that 
branches are more likely to break off of deciduous trees, though, than 
off of evergreens.

(If there are any soil scientists on this list, they may tell me my 
explanation is bogus. In that case, I'd like to hear the correct 
explanation.)

June

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June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
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On 3/10/2010 9:22 PM, Laura Appelbaum wrote:
> what it is about the growth pattern of evergreen trees in regions 
> where there are frequent snows that differs from those here in Maryland?