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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My sister in law recently quipped that "Trees are a social construct" and at first I thought she was just being glib but now I can't get that statement out of my head.

[–] resting_parrot 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I listen to a podcast called Completely Arbortrary. They talk about a different tree species each episode. They say trees are a strategy, not a strict definition.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Thanks! Just subscribed. See they have a couple Metasequoia episodes -a favorite of mine .