Third-generation Wood and Elephant Trunk Wood. After the first generation fell, the hollowed trunk allowed more light to penetrate. Combined with lying on the ground and the misty forest climate, the surface of the tree could. After the first generation fell, the hollowed trunk allowed more light to penetrate. Combined with lying on the ground and the misty forest climate, the surface of the tree could grow moss to retain moisture. These factors led to seeds falling on the dead cypress wood germinating more easily, thus giving rise to the second generation. The second generation grew astride the first. After several hundred years, it also faced the fate of being felled, and the seeds of the third generation grew from the second-generation wood. This phenomenon of dying and reviving forest growth has resulted in the current appearance.
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