Dingo the Dissident

THE BLOG OF DISQUIET : Qweir Notions, an uncommonplace-book from the Armpit of Diogenes, binge-thinker jottings since 2008 .

Tuesday 25 April 2023

German oaks alter leaf-shape with climate change.


'The wisdom of trees'
is not poetic fancy or conceit.

From ancient seed-memory of hotter places,
hotter times, they can adapt to drought and heat.


1 comment:

Wofl said...

The stomata on the leaves also get smaller to reduce evaporation, and roots grow deeper. Their fungal environment also changes helpfully.