Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure?

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	Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « on: March 30, 2010, 05:40:50 am »

Someone once told me to watch the trees and vegetation for signs of buried treasure. They claimed that the area around long buried items will probably have moss and reduced foliage growth due to the ionisation of buried metals and the trees leaves would be a different color. Can anyone shed any light on this claim?

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	Re: Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « Reply #1 on: March 30, 2010, 07:26:54 am »

An interesting theory. I'd be waiting to hear results of your question. I do know a "clump" of trees can indicate a former residence or dwelling location.

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	Re: Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « Reply #2 on: March 30, 2010, 09:57:24 am »

hi again thats nice to know if it can be confirmed nice one

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	Re: Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « Reply #3 on: March 30, 2010, 11:04:57 am »

There are a couple of ways the theory can work......
One is that the disturbed soil retains water in a manner different from the surrounding area...just like planting a potted plant in untilled soil....this also makes the disturbed area more likely to sustain a stray seedling. This particularly the case in arid areas.

The other is that the oxidation and other chemical reactions involving the metals causes changes in the soil chemistry. In the southwest United States, certain plants are considered marker plants because they tend to grow best in highly mineralized areas.

These are just a few of the articles available discussing plants as indicators:

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	Re: Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « Reply #4 on: April 07, 2010, 11:51:28 am »

Hi,
First excuse my poor english.
Plants can help to locate old ruins or human hole or digging.
Let me explain:
When you see higher plants than their neightbours, it might indicate old ditch.
How does it work? Old ditch will retain humidity, so plants will grow higher and easier. They stay green longer.
At the opposite, an ancient wall will remain dry. So plants above will remain little, more yellow than their neighbours, faster dry.
(Plants growth anomaly study is called phytography.)
Aerial photography uses these growth anomalies to discover burried structures.
Now, it's time to check for it !!

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	Re: Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « Reply #5 on: April 07, 2010, 12:06:43 pm »

thanks oli,good info........and your engish is just fine buddy

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	Re: Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « Reply #6 on: April 07, 2010, 12:19:51 pm »

Thank you to all for your comments. Some very interesting tips to note and put into practice. There is something to the theory then..........

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	Re: Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « Reply #7 on: July 21, 2010, 11:24:32 pm »

There may be something to this...I was reading an article a couple of weeks ago that scientists have discovered that foliage and grass over grave sites reflects more light that normal plants due to chemicals in the body. The article said that most people couldn't tell the difference with their naked eyes, though...it takes a specially modified camera. It's possible that buried metals could effect plant growth as well.

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	Re: Trees & vegetation can help to locate buried treasure? « Reply #8 on: July 22, 2010, 06:24:06 am »

Hi,
I've always noticed where there are "bottle dumps" that there is always a lot more nettles and the like on that patch of ground, even under tree cover.
Someone told me it was because the soil had got more "acidic" which nettles seem to thrive on.

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