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a creature that eats sunlight, drinks rain, and outlives every civilization that worshipped it
means A large perennial plant with a woody trunk, branches, and leaves, typically growing tall and living for many years.
from From Old English 'treo' or 'treow,' meaning both 'tree' and 'wood,' tracing back to Proto-Germanic and a Proto-Indo-European root '*dóru' that meant 'tree' or 'wood.' That same ancient root is a cousin of Greek 'drys' (oak) and likely lurks inside 'druid' and 'true' — for what is steadier, more rooted, more trustworthy than wood that stands its ground?
- underground internet
- roots trade nutrients through vast fungal networks
- oldest living
- some bristlecone pines exceed 4,800 years
- breath debt
- one mature tree exhales oxygen for two people
- silent screams
- stressed trees emit ultrasonic clicks when thirsty
- mass deception
- most of a tree is dead wood holding it up
general sherman — largest tree by volume on earth, giant sequoia in california's sierra nevada, 52,500 cubic feet
methuselah — oldest known tree, great basin bristlecone pine in california, over 5,000 years old
hyperion — tallest tree on earth, coast redwood in california, 380.7 feet high
the major oak — famous spreading oak in sherwood forest, england, estimated 1,000 years old