Interesting Biomechanics

[David Humphries]

David,

 

Forget weeping willows and look at it again and think 'perky puppies'.

 

 

I was trying to supress the child in me that could only really see the technicolour pertiness of the female kind.

 

Was hoping that it was just an amusing coincidence, and that there is actually something of an Arboricultural significance lurking there as well

 

 

 

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[coolie]

I dont think that this would qualify as biomechanics, but its a neat pic of six grafted sycamores.I think there are 42 grafts.

 

 

[David Humphries]

I've seen the shot before, but thanks for posting again Coolie.

 

Time & Space, a dimension most of us dare to comprehend.

 

Amazing what both man and nature, singularly or combined, can and does acheive

 

 

 

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[sean freeman]

I thought the video of the octopus tree might intrigue and amuse

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIQibfAtzOY]YouTube - The Octopus Tree[/ame]

[David Humphries]

Ooh Ooh...what's the special prize then Sean???

 

Weird indeed.

Bacterial, Insect, Fungal, Mechanical ?????

Combination????

 

No idea really, keep us informed if you find out

 

 

Can Eucs create aerial roots?

 

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[David oakman]

Yes ditto i have seen that pic before coolio it is in a book by my chair haha

[Giles Hill]

Yes ditto i have seen that pic before coolio it is in a book by my chair haha

 

I've not seen that before - does anyone know how they went about 'making' that?

[sean freeman]

Giles there is more info here Arborsmith Studios - Axel Erlandson Tree Circus and here axel erlandson: living tree sculptures

 

But if you google "axel erlandson" you'll find lots of info

 

David, I guess the prize talk was a bit tongue in cheek but I'l certainly stretch to an Qld T shirt to anyone that does have some major insight into the processes going on, I suspect that a certain D Lonsdale :sneaky2:might have got as close as anyone can without cutting into the timber.

 

I'm going to try and organize permission to take a sample before the years out.

[Giles Hill]

Thanks Sean.

[sean freeman]

I was back in the tropics this week and snapped these in a park area in Townsville, just thought it interesting that one tree had self grafted and the other...well, not quite more like resting on itself...

 

Tree species Albizia saman (monkeypod tree)