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Anyone got a real source on this? I grew up near a forest that had loads of these, and all the leaves were always spiky. Sure, there were also loads of deer around, but I can’t remember having ever seen a non-spiky one like that. Looks more like an odd mutation or so to me.
Cool! So it’s European holly that does this. I’ve never seen a non-prickly American holly leaf, tho
that’s because the American is exercising its right to bear arms
Wait are you saying it’s because America had/has more bears still which cause the holly to be prickly or because Americans may carry guns‽
the latter; it was a joke about Americans fetishizing weaponry
I have; if you don’t prune them the leaves stay straight
Humans are like this. In many cases an “asshole” is a human who had adapted to a more dangerous environment, at the cost of their pleasantness.
sounds like an excuse ngl
Spoken like a round leaf.
An entire book that disagrees with you: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6444492-a-paradise-built-in-hell
Most cringe shit I read today
Seriously? That’s cool as hell.
Then we are over here like rips the whole leaf and stem from the tree
*holly switches genes and grows a gun*
M E C H A 🤖 I L E X
Strip leaves again. I dare ya. I double dog dare ya. Strip leaves one more god damned time!
Gotta deck those halls with somethin’
This is fascinating, but can you quickly explain the title you gave this? @fossilesque@mander.xyz
It’s crazy poetic and I’m wondering if you’re referencing anything?
It’s a possible Pleistocene adaptation iirc + https://www.americanforests.org/article/the-trees-that-miss-the-mammoths/ Lots of implications for why it tried to crawl up a tree and get animals to fuck off.
Awesome read. Thank you.
A pleasure to share. :)
Nah mate those are just bite marks.
progamer move
Here in California, oaks do this as well.
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