Albino trees

[Xerxses]

Ultra Rare Albino Redwoods Are an Everwhite Mystery (Pics) : TreeHugger

 

 

 

 

 

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[rootstoshoots]

great find... and his statement is all too true, we need to let them survive...

[Xerxses]

Ultra Rare Albino Redwoods Are an Everwhite Mystery (Pics) : TreeHugger

 

The whole story...

[mdvaden]

Here's one that's about 12 meters tall. They don't get much taller than that.

 

I don't think that they are "parasitic" as some folks occasionally call them. Because they seem to be a growth produced by the parent old growth redwood. Not like mistletoe that begins anew and attaches to oaks and the like.

 

From Redwood Central -

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Interesting, maybe an adaption to reflect light back up?

 

cool post tobias

[mdvaden]

Interesting, maybe an adaption to reflect light back up?

 

cool post tobias

 

One thing that came to mind was whether or not forest fires may have anything to do with it due to flames and heat doing something to the tissue over the roots.

 

Although there were fires in the north redwood parks too, where no albino redwoods have been reported.

 

Near Avenue of the Giants, a couple are in close proximity like barely a mile apart. And with so few existing, that seems like quite a coincidence considering the vast stretch of redwood acreage up and down the coastline.