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Now this is the story of how my life for flip turned upside down (slrpnk.net)
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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 57 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Is this actually true?

[–] barf@vegantheoryclub.org 75 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No it’s a camperdown elm. I looked it up.

Those do look like they’re growing upside down kinda, though.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 51 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol thanks, I’m an arborist and I was thinking everything I know about tree biology says this shouldn’t happen… but on the other hand trees are amazing so who knows.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What your favourite tree, and why? (Justifications can be as arbitrary as you want)

(I am craving of real tree content to replace this disappointingly false post)

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Justifications can also be arbortrary

[–] Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

I like the Indian cork tree. Can grow tall or smol, great canopy, beautiful cone flowers with little penta petals, and smells wonderfully calming.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Sorry I didn’t reply I got busy but check out the Tule tree: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/el-arbol-del-tule-tule-tree

I’m growing one in front of my house. I like to imagine someday it will grow similarly large.

[–] Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago

Sadly no. It's called the upside down tree because it looks that way due to the way it was cultivated. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101060819/http://old.ubyssey.ca/culture/discover-the-best-trees-on-campus-992/

[–] RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if flipping one would work but there a tree at my in-laws that fell over after a storm, snapped at the base probably a good 6m tall thing, and last time a saw it it was growing branches upright along the trunk and looked like it had shot new roots down from the underside, so yer plausible at the least I think

[–] Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the tree. A lot of palms that get topped due to high winds just die

[–] RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Yer for sure, I'd imagine it depend on all sorts of things

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

No, although I wouldn’t put it past a mangrove or redwood to actually do this if we gave it a go.

Hmmm, do mangroves count as shrubs or bushes?