Fontainebleau State Park, Louisiana by Lana Gramlich

Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire (2008) Designed By: Henry Krokatsi

I got to the dog park before the dogs.

(by downtofowler)

Arborescence (treeness) has happened—and unhappened—many times in evolutionary history. Plants are nothing if not plastic. Some herbaceous plants like strawberries have woody ancestors while some woody plants like mulberries have herbaceous ancestors. In other words, arborescence exemplifies convergent evolution. Different evolutionary pathways can produce similar treelike outcomes in gene expressions. Taking the form of a tree brings specific disadvantages (slow growth, immobility) along with distinct advantages (stability, longevity). Even grasslike angiosperms (monocots) can achieve treelike form if they produce enough lignin to rigidify and thicken their outer tissue. Palms are monocots that can grow taller than most lignophytes. Other monumental monocots include dragon trees and Joshua trees, both in the asparagus family. Arborescence is dynamic: not an evolutionary state but a strategy shared by various genera. Its expression varies within the same species. Depending on habitat, the same plant might present as a tall, single-trunked individual—a classic "tree"—or a lowly, multitrunked shrub.

Jared Farmer, Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees

📍marylebone, london — vowing that one day i'll move here, and it'll be my forever home. truly never felt so in love with a city before

[ID: Two photographs of a caribou with small antlers walking through ankle-deep snow on the edge of a forest.] via

by Alex Erismann

Andy Goldsworthy: Untitled (1999)

Moon @ Twilight. 60° F. 4:10 to 4:30 am. April 29, 2024. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT. (@dkct25)

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