fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 years agoYou think you just fell out of a coconut tree?mander.xyzimagemessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down130
arrow-up1278arrow-down1imageYou think you just fell out of a coconut tree?mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squareGlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoI think it’s arguable that “tree” is just a term for a growth habit rather than anything really taxonomically meaningful.
minus-squarejuliebean@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoagreed. my grandma used to have a big ol’ tree in her front yard, but it had to get cut down. it didn’t die though, and thanks to this unintentional coppicing, it is now an enormous bush. my grandma is very proud of her bush.
I think it’s arguable that “tree” is just a term for a growth habit rather than anything really taxonomically meaningful.
agreed. my grandma used to have a big ol’ tree in her front yard, but it had to get cut down. it didn’t die though, and thanks to this unintentional coppicing, it is now an enormous bush. my grandma is very proud of her bush.