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Orientation Comments
ORIENTATION OF PLANTS: Problems Caused by Shifting Vandas and sunburn, why did those carelessly shifted in the sun, burn while those carefully moved in the same position to the sun not burn?; shifting a plant in the process of showing it off can cause it to set-back, or, it can also cause an improvement in its performance; new sympodial leaves on a plant expose themselves in a north-south axis to ensure maximum sunshine. OR70-337 0
ORIENTATION OF SPECIES: In Nature Why do they always face one way?; Dendrobium formosanum in the forests of Darjeeling are found always facing the northwest, about ten feet above the ground and on Shorea robusta trees. OR72-14+ 0

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