Photo of massive tree being hauled down Vancouver Island highway sparks global outrage

[B00Mer]

Photo of massive tree being hauled down Vancouver Island highway sparks global outrage​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tree-cedar-truck-viral-social-media-1.6042822

 

[Blackleaf]

Outrage from people who have wooden furniture at home.

 

[harrylee]

Tree was likely at the end of it's life anyways. Not a fresh cut, may have fell down and got cut up.

 

[Jinentonix]

Tree was likely at the end of it's life anyways. Not a fresh cut, may have fell down and got cut up.

I hope that's the case because that puppy is what is known as a "mother "tree.

 

[pgs]

I hope that's the case because that puppy is what is known as a "mother "tree.

Really ? Why not a father tree ?

 

[spaminator]

Photo of massive tree being hauled down Vancouver Island highway sparks global outrage​

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tree-cedar-truck-viral-social-media-1.6042822

an act of treeson.

 

[Jinentonix]

Really ? Why not a father tree ?

I dunno, maybe ask the scientists and naturalists who use the term.

 

[pgs]

never heard it before . What happens in a place of old growth where most of the trees are that size , are they all mother trees or just big mother f—Rs

 

[Mowich]

Tree was likely at the end of it's life anyways. Not a fresh cut, may have fell down and got cut up.

More than likely it was cut, hauled to a mill yard and sat there for awhile.

 

[Jinentonix]

never heard it before . What happens in a place of old growth where most of the trees are that size , are they all mother trees or just big mother f—Rs

No, each "area" of forest has a mother tree. It's that tree and the fungal network along and below ground that controls the flow of water and nutrients to the surrounding trees. In fact, a mother tree can recognize her own saplings among other saplings, even among those of the same species. For example, when water is in short supply a mother tree will typically make sure her own saplings get the water and nutrients they need first.