Edaphoecotropism

Technically, when trees eat stuff....

[LManning (Laura)]

Lovely, moody tones. I had no idea there was actually a word for this!

[judith deacon]

What a great word, I shall enjoy using that (if I can say it!)

[Francoise]

Love the word (and the fabulously old tree)

[Alison Tomlin]

Nice example

[clarekatharine]

Out of the box indeed! 😀

[The Dog Lady]

so interesting

[Rob Z]

What a great word! I just had to check out its origins - and it's a bit strange. Apparently the "edapho" part is tied to things to do with soil and the "tropism" is to do with growth in response to stimulus. Makes you wonder why they use this word for this response. All very fascinating, and a super photo of this old timer too. :)

[bkb in the city]

Very interesting

[Jason]

@ljmanning Thank Laura you see Robs comment better explained than me,@robz.
@judithdeacon Me too Thank you Judith
@francoise A tree I will visit further thank you Francoise
@fueast 🙏 Alison
@clarekatharine Thank you Claire
@dogwoman Thanks a lot
@robz Thank you Rob for the explanation I appreciate the break down, words interest me as much as the photo of the day 🙏
@bkbinthecity Thank you bkb

[Kathy A]

Wow, that poor tree!

[Walks @ 7]

I seen this phenomenon before but now I know the technical term. I feel for that poor tree- someone aught to cut that barbed wire away.