Dadizar
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Trees are not always what they seem.
A unique thing about aspen trees is their ability to clone themselves. While the tree does produce seeds, a process known as “cloning” does most of the reproduction (cloning occurs when roots sprout new trees that share an identical genetic makeup). There can be many clones in an aspen grove or the entire grove can be one clone, whose leaves all turn at the same time.
You can see how large it is when the leaves are yellow.
That's really impressive. Thanks for the tidbit! I'm better than you, but that doesn't mean you're not great!
Trees are not always what they seem.
A unique thing about aspen trees is their ability to clone themselves. While the tree does produce seeds, a process known as “cloning” does most of the reproduction (cloning occurs when roots sprout new trees that share an identical genetic makeup). There can be many clones in an aspen grove or the entire grove can be one clone, whose leaves all turn at the same time.
In fact, there’s an aspen clone in Utah that covers 100 acres and has been estimated at 40 times the weight of a blue whale, making it the largest living thing on Earth – not to mention the oldest. Its age has been estimated at 80,000 years
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It's name is Pando:
You can see how large it is when the leaves are yellow.
That's really impressive. Thanks for the tidbit! I'm better than you, but that doesn't mean you're not great!
19-Feb-2021 00:01:21
