Treelines and clearings

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I was watching a war movie when there was a scene where the enemy walks out of the tree line and into the field for a battle. This got me thinking.

What causes there to be natural groupings of trees like forests and natural areas with relatively nothing like meadows? What is the natural cause for a relatively straight tree line that leads to a wide clearing?

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Soil depth and lack of water are common reasons for a natural break, in Europe most of the treelines are man made.

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