| ▲ | m463 2 hours ago | |||||||||||||
on the other hand, many giant trees get the water out of the air via fog: Coalescence of coastal fog accounts for a considerable part of the trees' water needs.[23] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_sempervirens#Fog_and_f... | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | efskap an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||
Similarly, it blows my mind that all trees are made of air, specifically the carbon in it. I used to think that the biomass must come from the soil, but reality is more interesting. | ||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | nomel an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||
Sequoia are still limited in height by gravity, probably due to capillary pressures. [1] If they evolved to be segmented, they could probably do it. [1] https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/REDWOODS-How-tall-can... | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | hinkley an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||
There’s also a theory that the moss on these trees is mutualism instead of simply epiphytic. The moss holds moisture, which can be accessed by the tree. | ||||||||||||||