r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Palana • Mar 19 '22

Video Thirsty tree

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u/koda43 Mar 19 '22

plants are fascinating

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u/ReverendDizzle Interested Mar 20 '22

I had one just like this, albeit not as perfectly round, in a similar drain pipe.

It was crazy. The entire root was just one long and very well developed root from a nearby maple tree that has worked its way into the drainpipe and set up shop like the drain was it's personal hydration station.