An expert witness Armstrong called to court said the development could alter the groundwater flow and hurt the Angel Oak. The project also could hurt the Angel Oak because the tree’s root system is interrelated with that of a nearby forest that will be cleared for the project, said College of Charleston biology professor Jean Everett. Both rely on common fungi to help bring in nutrients and water.
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