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Evidence of salt burn can be seen when the edges of leaves turn brown out of season. Let's now go to the Pond.
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III. MARITIME FOREST. You
may see tree damage on either side
of the trail when you continue on from here. Recent hurricanes, like "Floyd", and very strong
storms, like Tropical Storm "Dennis" have snapped trees in half and uprooted others.
The
trees that are most likely to fall over are the ones with shallow root systems due to the wet
soils in which they are rooted. The Bald Cyprus tree like the one to the right, however, is suited for wet soils.
The knees of this type of tree are above ground. 
Plants
may get burned during severe storms. Two things could cause the burning of the trees: (i) salt
pruning-this occurs when sustained east winds carry salt air inland, and (ii)
high water-the root systems are suffocated by high water.