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GwydionFrost · 56-60, M
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GwydionFrost · 56-60, M
@SemlohR
1. No. Tossing unsprouted offspring into the wind to find and set roots all by themselves is no basis for familial relations.
2. Damage done to a tree in the forest will cause the tree to release salicylic acid (in one form or another, which kicks the IMMUNE system of the tree into high gear. This chemical also triggers surrounding plants to kick up their immune systems as well. It is a short term effect.
3. Oversimplification and assumption. They can recognize the damage being caused, and they can recognize WHAT'S being eaten (which gives a clue as to what's eating them)... but the poisons of which you speak...? Primarily just change the taste of the tree to something "bitter" for the predator. Bad taste...? Must be a bad tree-- bugs moving on. This can SLOW the process, but doesn't completely deter it.... otherwise, PINE BORER BEETLES would have been extinct centuries ago. ;)
4. Same reasons humans grow to different thicknesses and heights, even growing up in the same place. It can only use what it has access to, nothing more. Ground density, open sky, etc, all play factors. This covers your weather question, too. Good growing conditions will be superior to crappy ones, any place, any time.
5. Trees of the same species, but different continents have the environmental factors (soil quality, temperatures, seasons, etc) dividing them, but nothing more... otherwise, they wouldn't be the SAME species. ;)
6. Change in seasons is measured by two metrics, with one trumping the other in importance. Ambient temperatures being one (what's that-- fast approaching FROST conditions...? Respond a certain way!), but the most important is the LIGHT BANDWIDTH from the sun. See, even if you have unseasonably warm temperatures...? It doesn't matter, because the SUNLIGHT is growing ever increasingly into the RED bandwidth during winter months (more atmosphere to travel through thanks to global tilt), and thus, the chlorophyll takes a back seat to carotenoid (yellow, orange, and brown) and anthocyanin (red), because they are better designed for THAT wavelength of light.
7. The only "speech" we've recognized so far is the "distress call", which is the #2 and #3 answers above, and is a chemical response, not expressing "ideas".
8. Experiencing love and loss would assume some complex way of processing data-- of which there is no mechanical evidence existing in plants. Love is a hormonal desire for companionship and mating purposes. Unless you want to entertain the idea that POLLEN season is the forest IN HEAT, I'm thinking we might have to pass on assigning non-humans human traits.
See, I have an unfair advantage. My high school biology teacher was actually a BOTANIST... so, I had no choice but to learn about his favorite subject in the whole world...! That, and growing up in a state that has a population smaller than several US cities all by themselves. ;) LOL
1. No. Tossing unsprouted offspring into the wind to find and set roots all by themselves is no basis for familial relations.
2. Damage done to a tree in the forest will cause the tree to release salicylic acid (in one form or another, which kicks the IMMUNE system of the tree into high gear. This chemical also triggers surrounding plants to kick up their immune systems as well. It is a short term effect.
3. Oversimplification and assumption. They can recognize the damage being caused, and they can recognize WHAT'S being eaten (which gives a clue as to what's eating them)... but the poisons of which you speak...? Primarily just change the taste of the tree to something "bitter" for the predator. Bad taste...? Must be a bad tree-- bugs moving on. This can SLOW the process, but doesn't completely deter it.... otherwise, PINE BORER BEETLES would have been extinct centuries ago. ;)
4. Same reasons humans grow to different thicknesses and heights, even growing up in the same place. It can only use what it has access to, nothing more. Ground density, open sky, etc, all play factors. This covers your weather question, too. Good growing conditions will be superior to crappy ones, any place, any time.
5. Trees of the same species, but different continents have the environmental factors (soil quality, temperatures, seasons, etc) dividing them, but nothing more... otherwise, they wouldn't be the SAME species. ;)
6. Change in seasons is measured by two metrics, with one trumping the other in importance. Ambient temperatures being one (what's that-- fast approaching FROST conditions...? Respond a certain way!), but the most important is the LIGHT BANDWIDTH from the sun. See, even if you have unseasonably warm temperatures...? It doesn't matter, because the SUNLIGHT is growing ever increasingly into the RED bandwidth during winter months (more atmosphere to travel through thanks to global tilt), and thus, the chlorophyll takes a back seat to carotenoid (yellow, orange, and brown) and anthocyanin (red), because they are better designed for THAT wavelength of light.
7. The only "speech" we've recognized so far is the "distress call", which is the #2 and #3 answers above, and is a chemical response, not expressing "ideas".
8. Experiencing love and loss would assume some complex way of processing data-- of which there is no mechanical evidence existing in plants. Love is a hormonal desire for companionship and mating purposes. Unless you want to entertain the idea that POLLEN season is the forest IN HEAT, I'm thinking we might have to pass on assigning non-humans human traits.
See, I have an unfair advantage. My high school biology teacher was actually a BOTANIST... so, I had no choice but to learn about his favorite subject in the whole world...! That, and growing up in a state that has a population smaller than several US cities all by themselves. ;) LOL
SemlohR · 26-30, M
@GwydionFrost Congratulations. Honestly :) That’s impressive to have so much knowledge on one subject.
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you love trees so much because you can't be a tree yourself
RemovedUsername8862 · 26-30, M
Yavanna supports you!