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8-Month Time-Lapse Shows How an Acorn Grows Into an Oak Seedling
PETAPIXEL ^
| 02/04/15
| Michael Zhang
Posted on 02/04/2015 9:25:41 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
Scientific photographer Neil Bromhall of Right Plants 4 Me created this time-lapse showing the birth of an oak tree. It reveals how an acorn turns into an oak seedling over the course of 8 months from September through April.
(Excerpt) Read more at petapixel.com ...
TOPICS: Agriculture; Arts/Photography; Education; Gardening
KEYWORDS: acorn; neilbromhall; rightplants4me; sprout
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To: Daffynition
Ha! That’s so cute...where do y’all find these? They’re still rats with fluffy tails.
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posted on
02/05/2015 5:20:09 AM PST
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
To: Hatteras
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posted on
02/05/2015 5:42:52 AM PST
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Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Irenic
The *rats* come with their own warning label.
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posted on
02/05/2015 5:47:18 AM PST
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Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Daffynition
They are cute but they are still terrorists— they need a warning label!
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posted on
02/05/2015 5:52:31 AM PST
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Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
To: b9
“The Mighty Oak was once a little nut that held its ground.” That reminded me of an expression I didn't understand for many years and then it made sense.
"There are faster ways to get to the top than sitting on an acorn."
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posted on
02/05/2015 6:10:08 AM PST
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MosesKnows
(Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
To: MosesKnows
I predict in the future plant hormones will be developed to grow seeds to full sized trees in just a few years instead of decades.
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posted on
02/05/2015 6:12:03 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Irenic
Agreed...in every way.
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posted on
02/05/2015 7:32:26 AM PST
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Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: central_va
I predict in the future plant hormones will be developed to grow seeds to full sized trees in just a few years Noted, and I predict they won't.
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02/05/2015 8:47:48 AM PST
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MosesKnows
(Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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