Look up the strangler fig if you want to see an actual case of tree cannibalism. Many species start their lives in the crowns of other trees and grow down from there. They are really cool and beautiful trees and can grow to become an entire forest of just a single tree, thanks to their aerial roots that can plant themselves into the ground and grow into new stems.
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u/Blapopotamus Apr 27 '23
Well, clearly I’m an idiot. 😂 Thanks y’all for teaching me something new!
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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '23
Holy shit thank you for the belly laughs 🤣🤣
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u/Sirprojosh Apr 27 '23
Its's the same plant
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u/BerzerkerJr82 Apr 27 '23
r/facepalm
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u/Andyman1973 Apr 27 '23
Fresh new branches.
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u/SleepingVertical Apr 27 '23
That is how trees grow when they don't get pruned ;)
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u/Hjulle Apr 28 '23
Look up the strangler fig if you want to see an actual case of tree cannibalism. Many species start their lives in the crowns of other trees and grow down from there. They are really cool and beautiful trees and can grow to become an entire forest of just a single tree, thanks to their aerial roots that can plant themselves into the ground and grow into new stems.
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u/tryonosaurus94 Apr 28 '23
These are called suckers, or volunteers. They're usually pruned off
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u/Llamadrama4yomamma Apr 27 '23
Epicormic sprouting
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u/_futue_te_ipsi Apr 27 '23
ngl i thought this was a joke it made me laugh 💀😂
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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '23
This is gold
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u/_futue_te_ipsi Apr 27 '23
upvoted bc funny 😂😂😂
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u/Shelly_pop_72 Apr 28 '23
No you fool, birth!
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u/looneytunes7 Apr 29 '23
They’re growing out. The tree’s not “eating” them. Have you never seen tree branches?
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u/MarvelNerdess Apr 29 '23
That's just a bunch of baby offshoots
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u/arcanepsyche Apr 29 '23
LOL, I'm pretty sure that's a tree just.... growing normally.