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Re:What makes a tree a tree? by hackbinary on Monday April 09, 2018 @06:00PM (#16797369)
The Secret Life of Trees is also worth a read.

He defines a tree as "a plant with a stick up the middle."

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Re:What makes a tree a tree? by stronglikedan on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @09:48AM (#16801301)
A banana plant has a stick up the middle. I'm just throwing that out there, because I thought they were trees until a week ago, when my neighbor offered me a plant. They yield fruit once and then die, feeding the daughter plants around it.
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Re:What makes a tree a tree? by dspillett on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @05:59AM (#16800184)
> a plant with a stick up the middle

So is a sunflower propped up by a cane an enhanced plant or a bionic tree?

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Re:What makes a tree a tree? by EADGBE on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @10:13AM (#16801497)
It's a sad sunflower.
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