Why does white foam sometimes form on trees when it rains?

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world.This week, Mihaela asks: “Every time it rains, there is a white foam forming at the base of the trees on our property… What is that?"

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