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How does an orchid benefit from growing in a tree?

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The orchids benefit in several ways. They get more sunlight and are more easily visited by the moths which pollinate them.Orchids do not harm the trees they grow in. Their roots stay on the bark of the tree; they do not take water or nutrients from the tree.

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