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Root In: The Plant Behind the Oil Cypress

While studying in France, I can remember learning that the trees were planted as natural borders to separate farmland and acted as a windbreak to reduce pesticide blowing into other farmers' crops.
Root In: The Plant Behind the Oil Cypress
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