so it's an albino vampire tree
The Albino “Ghost’ Redwood tree is unable to produce chlorophyll, and so has white needles instead of the normal green. It survives by getting sugar through roots of nearby trees.pic.twitter.com/LNs64PsAHO
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Because it lacks chlorophyll, it is called the “ghost” of California’s coastal forests
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Never heard of this or saw a picture!! I would love to see more pictures of these!!
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Proof that beautiful things can exist with socialism.
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This is a metaphor for racism not socialism lmao.
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The Albino Redwood is dependent on the other trees to survive, I don't think any particular race is dependent on another in the same way unless they're depending on a more tech. advanced race to not obliterate them.
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I think the comment was aimed at the fact that whites rely (and have relied) upon the labor and exploitation of non-whites to survive (and then act like it was their hard work that made them rich/successful/prosperous)
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I can understand that perspective. The point I'm making is that there's a difference between thriving and surviving.
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Is this published somewhere? I would love to read that paper!
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There are a few papers out there.. and anecdotal stories. These trees are rare. Some say (aka Wikipedia) they are beneficial as they soak up heavy metals (!) but I haven’t seen the data. Need to do a proper lit. search.. but, can you imagine hiking and seeing one these??
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That would be so cool! I think it would almost be spooky! Intriguing, the symbiosis would need to happen quite early during germination I guess.. it makes me wonder about the microbiome.
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This. And root grafting. Which is still the coolest thing ever.
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I know! It’s like science fiction, but then (even better), non-fiction :)
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survives off mycorrhizal support and transfer from other trees alone, interesting
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TIL the word "mycorrhizal" My brain, an idiot machine, immediately went: "oooh, a utility wizard"
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AHAHAHAHA nono SUPER COOL UNDERGROUND FUNGAL SYSTEMS!!! i used to study them in uni and theyre SO COOL
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/me lost on wiki doing researchpic.twitter.com/1Qgv7z5cP1
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the coolest thing about learning about them was the huge realization that forests are almost entirely cooperative and like a huge family, when i grew up I was told lots about competition to survive and the existence of these fugal systems smashes that old belief! tree fam!!
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I am talking about these when I do the next part on strange tree phenomenon, also the walking trees.
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