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[–] supernatendo ago 

It used be true that the wood of trees was not biodegradable. Until bacteria and fungus adapted that could eat it. It took several million years for fungi to naturally decompose wood.

Life will find a way.

Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mushroom-evolution-breaks-down-lignin-slows-coal-formation/

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[–] supernatendo ago 

Where's your source? The microbes that ate wood did not arrive until millions of years after various plants evolved into trees.