13/02/2025
*Taken from another post but I had to share*
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โThe thinner tree was cut years ago, and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumnโ
Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively, are the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients.
Inosculation refers to the natural grafting that can occur when the branches or roots of two different trees, often of the same species, grow together and fuse.
This process allows the two trees to share nutrients, water, and other resources through the joined sections, effectively merging the two trees into a single, interconnected organism.
The term emanates from latin - ลsculฤrฤซ, to kiss."
Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journalist, Tired Earth
Details from Roar Wildlife News