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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

No, although I wouldn’t put it past a mangrove or redwood to actually do this if we gave it a go.

Hmmm, do mangroves count as shrubs or bushes?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago

Sadly no. It's called the upside down tree because it looks that way due to the way it was cultivated. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101060819/http://old.ubyssey.ca/culture/discover-the-best-trees-on-campus-992/

[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No it’s a camperdown elm. I looked it up.

Those do look like they’re growing upside down kinda, though.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lol thanks, I’m an arborist and I was thinking everything I know about tree biology says this shouldn’t happen… but on the other hand trees are amazing so who knows.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

What your favourite tree, and why? (Justifications can be as arbitrary as you want)

(I am craving of real tree content to replace this disappointingly false post)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago

I like the Indian cork tree. Can grow tall or smol, great canopy, beautiful cone flowers with little penta petals, and smells wonderfully calming.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago

Justifications can also be arbortrary

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know if flipping one would work but there a tree at my in-laws that fell over after a storm, snapped at the base probably a good 6m tall thing, and last time a saw it it was growing branches upright along the trunk and looked like it had shot new roots down from the underside, so yer plausible at the least I think

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Depends on the tree. A lot of palms that get topped due to high winds just die

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Yer for sure, I'd imagine it depend on all sorts of things