Nearly any kind of plant of the forest understory can be part of a deer's diet.

几乎任何一种森林下层植被都可以成为鹿的食物。

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Even with snow on the ground, the high bushy understory is exposed; also snow and wind bring down leafy branches of cedar, hemlock, red alder, and other arboreal fodder.

即使地上有雪，高而浓密的下层植被也显露出来；雪和风也会吹落雪松、铁杉、红桤木多叶的树枝和其他的树木草料。

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The understory

树冠层是大多数树木的上层部分。

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Now, in many older neighborhoods, the urban forest has matured, making our suburban spaces shadier, and increasingly our garden understory is affected by tree roots.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'