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Subject: Re: OFF
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.usenet.kooks
From: % <pursent100@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 16:17:28 -0700

Citizen Winston Smith wrote:
> On 11/5/2024 4:01 PM, % wrote:
>> Citizen Winston Smith wrote:
>>> On 11/5/2024 3:19 PM, % wrote:
>>>> Citizen Winston Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 11/5/2024 3:14 PM, % wrote:
>>>>>> Citizen Winston Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> On 11/5/2024 3:11 PM, % wrote:
>>>>>>>> Citizen Winston Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 11/5/2024 1:17 PM, Siri Cruise wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Where in Georgia are they extending poll hours
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> FUCK
>>>>>>>>>      OFF
>>>>>>>>>          AND
>>>>>>>>>              DIE!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> what a great talent
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> what a mental midget you are
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and what a tall one you are
>>>>>
>>>>> a strong tree grows to the light and leaves the moldy undergrowth 
>>>>> and trash litter behind
>>>>
>>>> no it doesn't
>>>
>>> yes it does
>>
>> prove it here now in real life or no it don't , smuck nasal
> 
> https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/10402/why-is-it-beneficial-for-trees-to-grow-that-tall 
> 
> 
> There are some obvious costs:
> 
> Need much Carbon and other nutrients
> maintenance cost
> energy cost (for growing, to bring water (and nutrients) up to the 
> higher leaves, etc...)
> Sensitivity to wind
> etc...
> Potential benefits I can think of:
> 
> Competition for sunlight
> Better dispersal
> protection against predation
> Some birds (maybe especially those that are potentially good seed 
> dispersers) prefer to land on high trees (avoiding the cost of regaining 
> altitude). Being high attract these birds which eat the fruits and 
> disperse the seeds.
> 
> https://academic.oup.com/treephys/article/41/1/1/5900576
> 
> For trees in forests, striving for light is matter of life and death, 
> either by growing taller toward brighter conditions or by expanding the 
> crown to capture more of the available light.
> 
> A shortsighted maximization of growth based on initial light conditions 
> can result in arrested height growth, preventing the tree from reaching 
> the canopy. The previous result can explain canopy stratification, and 
> why canopy species often get stuck at a certain size under a shading 
> canopy.
> 
i said real life that ain't real life you lose