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Originally Posted by buggyone
It seems as though most of the recent lightning strikes on homes have been South of 466A. Is this because there are no trees there and it is just basically flat open land with only the houses sticking up?
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This wiki page states "Trees are natural lightning conductors and are known to provide protection against lightning damage to nearby buildings by diverting lightning strikes away from structures. Tall trees with high biomass for the root system provide good lightning protection. An example is the teak tree (Tectona grandis). When planted near a building, its height helps to capture the oncoming lightning leader, and the high biomass of the root system helps in dissipation of the lightning's charge.[14]"
Lightning strike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have not seen any other info online that states trees are lightning protection for a home. I wonder if its true.