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 Post subject: Poor lonely tree...
PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 12:47 pm 
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Pretty cool story

The Loneliest Plant In The World

Too long to paste, and lots of pics at the link. It's definitely work safe.
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 Post subject: Re: Poor lonely tree...
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A very interesting story.

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Yeah, pretty cool. Reminds me that I need a cycad in our yard. I've always enjoyed their look.

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 Post subject: Re: Poor lonely tree...
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So sad.

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This was another very lonely tree:

Arbre du Ténéré

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L'Arbre du Ténéré, known in English as the Tree of Ténéré, was a solitary acacia, of either Acacia raddiana[1] or Acacia tortilis,[2] that was once considered the most isolated tree on Earth[3] — the only one for over 200 kilometres (120 mi). [...]


And this tree is an emancipated land-owner:

The Tree That Owns Itself

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The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree, widely assumed to have legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. [...]

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The emancipated tree is awesome too

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My internet won't load. Is this about that tree in the middle of the desert, and was the only tree for hundreds of miles, which was cut down?
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Totally thought this was going to be about Opapaf's tree.

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Opafaf's tree has good company, though.

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Hokanu wrote:
Totally thought this was going to be about Opapaf's tree.


Wow, that goes back a ways. Forgot about that.

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