Interesting Biomechanics

[David Humphries]

Is this Lime self optimising, by taking advantage of & manipulating the graft to share & lessen the load on each heavily leaning stem, or just a case of simple fusion due to inhabiting the same space ?

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

fusion of rubbing limbs, same species will tap in and grow as one, nice finds david

[David Humphries]

Swamp Cypress pnuematophores

 

Air breathing root nodules.

 

These from pond side at Kew

 

 

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[RobArb]

I really really really need to get my ass down to kew:biggrin:

 

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[David Humphries]

I really really really need to get my ass down to kew:biggrin:

 

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Yep !

 

Some fine aerial rooting on this Fraxinus velutina var. loumeyii

 

 

(again at Kew )

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Some fine layering of the lower branches on Kews Quercus x hispanica 'Lucombeana'

Planted in 1773

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

I take it you've spent the day at kew then: 001_rolleyes:

 

Some fine pics over the different threads:thumbup:

 

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[David Humphries]

I take it you've spent the day at kew then: 001_rolleyes:

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Not 'all' day

 

 

 

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[silky fox]

i regularly spend the whole day at Kew...and i love it so much i moved right next to it a year ago...it,s a great day out....the Mycorrhiza display is Magical!

[redmoosefaction]

Havent you got another t shirt you need to stop spending youd money at jonesies

 

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Edited May 14, 2012 by redmoosefaction