Can severe cold cause exploding trees? Kind of. They're frost cracks
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Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severely dropping temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is known as \
  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    It’s possible, when the water in the tree freeze, it can burst the log- Mot really an explosion but destroy the tree, similar to a pipe filled with water which can also break in a cold winter.