Related: There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically)
https://eukaryotewritesblog.com/2021/05/02/theres-no-such-th...
Some Unusual Trees
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#13I like to imagine aliens visiting earth and walking straight past us and communing with Pando.
> Recent 2024 analysis confirmed it is at least 16,000 years old, with possibilities ranging up to 80,000 years, making it one of the oldest living organisms.
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#14Related: There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) https://eukaryotewritesblog.com/2021/05/02/theres-no-such-th...
Thank you! Isn’t it amazing how a rigid hierarchical categorization system fails everywhere you actually look into details?
See also category theory vs prototype theory.
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#15Wasn't sure which kind of trees to expect. :D
It's Red-Black Maple Syrup season!
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#16I like to imagine aliens visiting earth and walking straight past us and communing with Pando. > Recent 2024 analysis confirmed it is at least 16,000 years old, with possibilities ranging up to 80,000 years, making it one of the oldest living organisms.
That would make as much sense as trying to speak with Whales.
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#17Highly recommend a series on Lodoicea (aka Double coconut or Coco de mer) from the Weird Explorer yt channel: https://youtu.be/GqicsIDYmgU
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#18I would say the Eucalyptus tree, planted all over the world but native to Australia, is quite unusual.
Young Eucalyptus trees have leaves that are rounded and are arranged opposite to one another. However, when mature the leaves of a Eucalyptus are lance-like and are arranged in an alternating fashion. This to me is quite unusual.
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#19And now... No. 1: The Larch
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#20I highly recommend this 12min video "Trees Are So Weird"