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L - SH APED PLANES

Vegetation Forming L-shaped Windscreens, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

The sheltering aspect of an L-shaped configuration is expressed well in this example where Japanese farmers coaxed
pine trees to grow into tall, thick, L-shaped hedges to shield their houses and land from winter winds and snowstorms.

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