Re:Teen arrested in England after felling ancient tree
by fbn79 on Friday September 29, 2023 @05:36AM
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I'm wondering if it's not possible to restore it. We have the technology to reattach an amputated leg or arm but not restore wood?
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Re:Teen arrested in England after felling ancient tree
by tlrss on Friday September 29, 2023 @05:42AM
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Yes, it may be possible to regrow a coppice from the stump.
Re:Teen arrested in England after felling ancient tree
by crimsontech on Friday September 29, 2023 @05:40AM
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I was wondering this too, could it be repaired and continue to live?
Re:Teen arrested in England after felling ancient tree
by aa_is_op on Friday September 29, 2023 @05:43AM
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Repaired, no. Grow on the stump/roots, yes.
Re:Teen arrested in England after felling ancient tree
by civilitty on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:28AM
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It’s not possible except by regrowing the tree from the trunk. Plants have a much different circulatory system that doesn’t have main arteries and veins that can easily be reattached together. Since they use capillary action to move fluid around rather than a pumping heart, the xylem and phloem are microscopic and distributed throughout the trunk instead of branching like human blood vessels. Aligning enough of them back together to keep a large trunk alive is impossible, especially since trees form calluses over injuries to prevent infection.
Re:Teen arrested in England after felling ancient tree
by heavenlyblue on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:46AM
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How come my grandpad had an apple tree attached to the pear tree? Basically a single tree having branches of apples and pears
Re:Teen arrested in England after felling ancient tree
by civilitty on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:59AM
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Grafting works with small branches because enough of the callus can differentiate into xylem and phloem cells before the branch dries out and dies (via use of plant hormones usually).