Thursday, May 27, 2010

Future Titan

The tulip tree, named for the shape of its flowers, is the tallest American tree east of the Rocky Mountains, able to attain heights just shy of 200 feet. The sapling depicted here, if allowed to flourish, has the potential to become an arboreal Anteus, a green Goliath:





The most distinctive feature of the tulip tree is its elaborately-shaped foliage:





Speaking of titans, two of the founding members of the Secret Science Club wrote an article about seeking out the tallest tree in New York City.

Again, it'll be short posts for a while, as work is, to put it mildly, a little bit hectic.
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5 comments:

  1. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©May 27, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    That doesn't look like the Jolly Green Giant!
    ~

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  2. Smut ClydeMay 29, 2010 at 6:10 PM

    The most distinctive feature of the tulip tree is its elaborately-shaped foliage:

    Aren't brightly coloured magnolia-like flowers sufficiently distinctive?

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  3. B^4May 30, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    Aren't brightly coloured magnolia-like flowers sufficiently distinctive?

    Not for a sapling under the age of consent!

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  4. Hamish MackMay 30, 2010 at 11:31 PM

    It's funny how the wild creeps in innit?

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  5. Smut ClydeMay 31, 2010 at 5:12 AM

    Umm, what would the age of consent be for a slippery elm with a knot-hole?
    I'm asking for a friend.

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