Yea we stole it from the European versions of Fairy Rings consisting of the vegetative growth as generated by the circular, midnight dances of the fairies, elves and witches.
Here our Coastal Redwoods grow either from seed or from the sprouting of new trees from their extensive but shallow root system. This new growth will feed off the downed 'parent' redwood. As the original stump disappears in this cycle of growth, sometimes what we have left is a perfect circle of new growth Redwoods...
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