I've been asking for this one for a while. It's insane how deadly this tree is. You can't even kill it with fire without being poisoned. Sometimes, evolution just turns it up to 12.
There’s a small town on the east coast of Costa Rica named Manzanillo. Originally called Manchineel by the English speaking Afro-Caribbean people. Renamed by the Hispanic Tico people to Manzanillo. It got it’s name from this tree because there were so many growing there. They have been pretty much wiped out but a friend of mine found a sapling while cleaning the beach and saved it as a reminder of the real name for this town. It’s still there and people picnic under it. I will see about getting a sign put on it.
Haha, those Hispanics were really creative with the names, werent they? Im from México, it was called "Nueva españa" (spain in spanish) and all the cities and states were called after cities on spain, includin Manzanillo, wich is a beach on the state of Colima.
Manchineel Tree: My fruits are off limits. So are my leaves. You also can't even use my logs for building. Generally, do not be around me at all, I don't like company. Humanity: Then what use are you?! Burn it to the ground! Manchineel Tree: Go on then... make my day.
@@brigidtheirish you can "not use water correctly & die, or get very sick..." It's a relevant thing to almost everything in Life. We just have demonized certain things from birth & have very strong opinions on certain things.
I tried one of the fruit as a child on vacation. Inspired by the hermit crabs I saw eating them, I nibbled on one just a little bit (I'd considered it might be poisonous, thankfully...) I then spent the next couple of hours doubled over from a horrible burning sensation all the way down my esophagus.... But it was delicious!
i had the exact experience except i live in the Caribbean. it looks exactly like an edible fruit here so i ate it. it was hella sweet and b4 the burning started i'd already ate several. i don't remember the rest of that day and most of the next lolol.
Because this tree has fruit I hypothesized that there was something that ate it. The purpose of fruit is to get an animal to eat your seeds and then poop them out later spreading them around. And the purpose of the poison is to keep the wrong animals from eating your fruit or your leaves or touching your bark etc etc. Chances are if you examine iguana poop that had eaten of this tree you'd find seeds.
True story. Moved to the USVI in early '83. Fruit everywhere! Mangos, papayas, tamarinds, guavas... We ate free fruit frequently. Driving down a beachfront road one day, we see little, green, apple-like fruits all over the ground. We stop, and both my companion and I each pick up a fruit. I immediately bite into it, while my more prudent companion wondered aloud why it was all over the ground, if it was edible. I immediately spit out the unchewed bite, which was sweet. And then it burned! It burned my lips and mouth and throat for hours. We drove back to town, and asked a friend about it, and that was when we learned of the manchineel. Clearly, I survived, but it was a scary few hours. I think knowledge of the manchineel tree should be taught to every newcomer or tourist to any place they grow.
Any theories on why the poison evolved? I know peppers evolved their spice to repel insects but still let birds eat their fruit leading to easy seed dispersal. Same kinda thing with the reptiles that can eat it? Poising keeps other animals and insects away but still allows reptiles to access it and spread the seeds? That’s be my guess but curious if y’all have any additional insight!
Not in this case. The relationship is one-way. The trees give the lizards safety and food but get nothing in return. Their seed dispersal actually happens when tropical storms blow the fruit out to sea. That's why they're most commonly found on the coast.
@@DeinoSarcosuchus possibly? But it would be easier to just evolve seeds that can germinate after being eaten by the lizards than to evolve all those nasty overkill defenses!
Evolution isn’t conscious So there isn’t a reason for why it’s poisonous It doesn’t need animals for seed dispersal as the waves carry the fruit to other locations where it lands and sprouts. Its not eaten by a lot of animals either so that helps it reproduce the next generation. The poisonous ones survive their voyage at sea and land along the beach and probably became increasingly more poisonous through this process.
@@Lesbomarx It's covered in stinging hair that causes such a horrifying pain that it's rumoured to drive the injured to self-amputation of the afflicted body part or death.
The gympie-gympie is also referred to as the “Suicide Plant”. Its sting is extremely painful and so persistent it burns intensely for years on end. There was once a deeply unfortunate man who used one of the leaves as a makeshift piece of toilet paper while camping out in the bush. Needless to say, the poor guy offed himself after a few years…
This tree right here is in my home state, and despite living here all 37 years of my life it was not until about 10 years ago that I learned about this tree. Many people that move here or live here do not know about this tree and how deadly it is. I actually freaked out one of my Australian friends with this tree, his response was "No you can keep that one, we already have enough things over here that want to kill you".
A British couple once visited Tobago on vacay. They saw the trees on the beach with fruits and thought to have a taste. Didn't take long before locals rushed them to the hospital for treatment. Luckily They had A recovery
@@edgytoucan3444 Perhaps I am biased. I'm backwoods Texan, so, used to the outdoors. We grow up knowing not to eat wild plants if you don't know what they are. I'm not British, so, maybe folks there are more "cityfied", and less knowledgeable.
@@edgytoucan3444 I am born in the UK & can testify most Brits are borderline insane according to mental health descriptions of other nationalities. As they say, mad dogs & english men. Ps it's got nothing to do with being citified. Brit country folk are mostly even more insane than city dwellers. Probably due to centuries of inbreeding & being completely insane treated like some kind of national sport. Foraging & eating unknown random wild things is also a thing. Making cakes out of stinging nettles for example a genuine passion by certain folk. You can look it up.
Imagine being the friend of the tortoise or iguana who wanted you to try this fruit because it was “the bomb” and you just had to try it yourself! I guess you could say, it was to die for!
Probably through millions of years of eating parts of the tree and living near it, maybe they evolved some immunity against the deadly effects of the tree.
My professor was telling us about when he was doing his graduate degree in Hawaii and talked about how he almost burned by rain from a tree. I wonder if this is the one he was thinking of?
So… why is this tree so toxic? What caused it to go ballistic on whatever herbivores we’re consuming it’s fruit? How does this toxicity help it survive?
Animalogic: “This tree will kill you! This tree wants you dead! The fruit will end. Your. Life.” Also Animalogic: 3:39 “Though there hasn’t been any modern reports or fatalities associated with eating the little apple of death.”
I learned this from the game Fate/Grand Order, of all things. During a mission to the Carribean, one of the characters eats one before consulting one of the resident adventurers, only surviving because she's basically beyond human.
I remember when I was in Costa Rica and on this absolutely beautiful beach there was a massive Manchineel tree that a small family was relaxing under. 😅
Tasha is amazing. Love whenever she shows up as a host and teach us about the plant world. Keep up the great videos Animalogic! EDIT: I'd love to hear about plants/fruits that are safe for humans but poisonous/dangerous to other animals.
There is a tree in south east asia called Rengas (Gluta sp) which is in the anacardiaceae family. The leaves, sap and leaf powder cause contact dermatites and severe burns simillar to poison ivy
But is the poison the result of an arms race between the Manchineel not wanting to be eaten by the lizards/tortoises wanting to eat it or are the reptiles the natural spreaders of this plant's seeds and is it just trying to deter other animals (like how peppers aren't hot to birds)?
Does the Manchineel upset the PH balance of the soil around it I wonder with all the rain and when the fruit drops around it? Is it really acidic or basic?
People used to be tied under these trees as a form of the death penalty. The sap would slowly drip on them from leaves and any cuts on the bark. Eventually the individual would die from shock or sepsis.
Fun fact: cocoa is a poisonous plant, a very poisonous plant. Only a few types of animals can eat it.. humans are one of them. I wonder if other species that have adapted to eating poisonous plants crave them in the same way humans crave chocolate
Only the fastest iguanas and some of the slowest tortoises can eat this tree's apples? Hm. Maybe you have to either be faster than Death (specifically, Iguana Death) or so slow that Death won't notice you.
I wonder if this is related to a tree in the South Pacific called salato. I climbed a salato tree (didn’t realize what it was) in Tonga, and I had an intense itching/burning sensation on my hands and neck (some leaves grazed me) for several days!
I hear that the fruit is sweet before it burns you. Did native peoples where this tree is common ever find a way to process it to neutralize the toxin and make it edible? I know this is at least the case with some other plants that cannot be eaten as is. Interesting!
@@flowerfaerie8931 Yes, but food preparation methods have been lost for one reason or another in the past. Could of been the case with new more practical food sources.
You also shouldn't shade under this tree when it's hot out. The sun warms up the leaves and they will drip their sap down onto you. The trees are really beautiful tho and help to stop erosion of our shorelines so...read the signs and stay safe whenever you see one.
Anybody else just happy trees like this exist? So metal. Sooooooo cool. I already knew about it but I love hearing about all the things you can't do with it or lmao around it. Poison is the ultimate teacher
In Costa Rica we have it...pay attention on the coast both pacific and caribe carefull. We call it " Manzanillo" scarlet macaw can eat the fruit 🤯 as well as the de fruit of "Sand box tree" Hura crepitans
I tried one being dumb on a beach in Central America. Picked one up off the beach that had fallen. Thankfully I was smart enough to just taste the fruit and not actually eat it. Few minutes later there was a pepper feeling in my mouth and throat. Did some research and freaked out a little. Read online that gargling sea water helps so I did that a bit. Never really got super bad but I felt the pepper sensation for hours after.
These trees also have faced parasites(mainly insects such as aphids)that feed on them. The insects that feed on these trees will absorb the poison and use it to defend themselves against predators and parasitoids. But this is happily endangered(I don’t know why it’s classified as endangered, I just don’t care if it’s endangered or extinct).
In the tropic realms where shadows play, A sinister secret in the light of day. Manchineel stands with devious grace, The deadliest tree, a perilous embrace. Beneath the boughs, where illusions sway, Lies a danger, where life can decay. Its leaves may seem a sheltering green, Yet within hides a toxic sheen. Oh, Manchineel, a perilous sprite, In every part, venom takes flight. From trunk to fruit, a lethal charm, A deceptive Eden, nature's harm. Caution, traveler, as you pass by, For touching the bark, where poisons lie. A sap that burns like fiery rain, Nature's gambit, a treacherous terrain. The fruit, a tempting, deceptive lure, A taste of death, where dangers pure. Beware the sweet, the seemingly benign, For Manchineel's grasp is a toxic line. In whispers of wind through its toxic leaves, A tale of caution, a story that grieves. The deadliest tree, in shadows unfurls, A dance with danger, in nature's swirl. So heed the warning, in tropical air, Manchineel's secret, a perilous affair. A reminder in verses, a cautioning plea, For the deadliest tree on Earth, let it be.
Love your videos, and it's great to get some cool plants in among the animals. Although if you want your channel to be viewed as fact-focused, de Leon should be described as an explorer or conquistador, rather than the pejorative "colonizer".
This didn’t really answer the question of how if this is so poisonous, because it clearly doesn’t want anybody touching it, how does it breed? Who pollinates it and spreads its seeds? There aren’t black iguanas or Galapagos tortoises in North America.
this plant right here is why you should never eat a coconut crab. they are normally edible, but when they eat stuff like THIS it makes them a hazard to eat.
"12 meters, or for those who don't know the metric system, about 4 stories." You managed to describe it in such an American way without even using the imperial system. I know exactly how tall it is now. I know this is kind of a dig at my own people, but it's amazing how we can perfectly visualize and understand someone saying they're 200 acorns tall, but 200 cm is hard to picture. Anything can be used for measurement except the metric system.
Because Americans gave up teaching the metric system which is a shame because it would make our lives so much easier in so many ways. But America went from being a top country in education to approaching rock bottom. People prefer tv and video games to reading and learning.
Wait... if Manchineel trees are native to Florida but neither iguanas (of any species) or Galapagos Tortoises can be found there then what originally spread the seeds there during the precolonial era? Gopher tortoises do live there but I don't recall if they're absent from the Keys or not?
I remember being warned about the manchineel when scuba diving in the Caribbean. The trees hold shorelines and protect wetlands from erosion.
its like a stern protector
I never heard of it & I used to ride between the mangroves in La Paguera, P.R.
I've been asking for this one for a while. It's insane how deadly this tree is. You can't even kill it with fire without being poisoned. Sometimes, evolution just turns it up to 12.
I'm honestly surprised that these havent been chopped down and rreplaced since they're so dangerous
@@user-10021 Because they serve a purpose. A lot of them help preserve wetlands and the fact that they are so deadly can really help protect the land.
@@ghoultooth Not to mention that they are a food source for some animal not affected by the toxin, like shown in this video.
@@user-10021 trust me ppl do get rid of them, but with an excavator. but in general most locals just stay away
Just get rid of them. They are practically useless.
There’s a small town on the east coast of Costa Rica named Manzanillo. Originally called Manchineel by the English speaking Afro-Caribbean people. Renamed by the Hispanic Tico people to Manzanillo. It got it’s name from this tree because there were so many growing there. They have been pretty much wiped out but a friend of mine found a sapling while cleaning the beach and saved it as a reminder of the real name for this town. It’s still there and people picnic under it. I will see about getting a sign put on it.
Haha, those Hispanics were really creative with the names, werent they? Im from México, it was called "Nueva españa" (spain in spanish) and all the cities and states were called after cities on spain, includin Manzanillo, wich is a beach on the state of Colima.
I'm from CR and I didn't know this, thanks 👍
Manchineel Tree: My fruits are off limits. So are my leaves. You also can't even use my logs for building. Generally, do not be around me at all, I don't like company.
Humanity: Then what use are you?! Burn it to the ground!
Manchineel Tree: Go on then... make my day.
Humanity: You are perfect to help me kill
*chops down manchineel and toss it into neighbor's firewood pile*
*they eventually went blind, the end.*
Why burn it and cause a forest fire? We have poison and other tools for killing evil trees
@@nunyabiznes33lol that’s messed up. Ugh I just ate one thanks to my friend 😭😭😭
General rule of thumb I've come up with from watching various nature documentaries: If it oozes white and *isn't* a dandelion, *STAY THE HELL AWAY.*
wild lettuce, poppies ooze white and they have medicinal effects if used correctly.
@@benmcreynolds8581 Key phrase here being "if used correctly."
Yeah, mostly, mostly.
😄👍
@@brigidtheirish you can "not use water correctly & die, or get very sick..." It's a relevant thing to almost everything in Life. We just have demonized certain things from birth & have very strong opinions on certain things.
@@benmcreynolds8581 There's a huge difference between water and the juice from *opium poppies.*
I tried one of the fruit as a child on vacation. Inspired by the hermit crabs I saw eating them, I nibbled on one just a little bit (I'd considered it might be poisonous, thankfully...) I then spent the next couple of hours doubled over from a horrible burning sensation all the way down my esophagus.... But it was delicious!
That's weird. Thanks for the real life experience.
Damnnnn that makes me wanna try one XD
i had the exact experience except i live in the Caribbean. it looks exactly like an edible fruit here so i ate it. it was hella sweet and b4 the burning started i'd already ate several. i don't remember the rest of that day and most of the next lolol.
What does it taste like exactly? I’m not willing to try it myself to find out, but I’m still curious.
@Kake Rake which island?
Me a few minutes after eating a handful of Manchineel Apples: "wHY Is it sPIcy-"
Spicy on my skin! Lol
First it's sweet 😋, then after a few minutes it's spicy 🥵, then after another few minutes 👉💀
Because this tree has fruit I hypothesized that there was something that ate it.
The purpose of fruit is to get an animal to eat your seeds and then poop them out later spreading them around.
And the purpose of the poison is to keep the wrong animals from eating your fruit or your leaves or touching your bark etc etc.
Chances are if you examine iguana poop that had eaten of this tree you'd find seeds.
That very insightful, thank you for observation.❤
True story. Moved to the USVI in early '83.
Fruit everywhere! Mangos, papayas, tamarinds, guavas... We ate free fruit frequently. Driving down a beachfront road one day, we see little, green, apple-like fruits all over the ground. We stop, and both my companion and I each pick up a fruit. I immediately bite into it, while my more prudent companion wondered aloud why it was all over the ground, if it was edible. I immediately spit out the unchewed bite, which was sweet. And then it burned! It burned my lips and mouth and throat for hours.
We drove back to town, and asked a friend about it, and that was when we learned of the manchineel.
Clearly, I survived, but it was a scary few hours.
I think knowledge of the manchineel tree should be taught to every newcomer or tourist to any place they grow.
FYI, USVI = United States Virgin Islands...
I feel really bad for the people who had to find this out the hard way…
Any theories on why the poison evolved? I know peppers evolved their spice to repel insects but still let birds eat their fruit leading to easy seed dispersal. Same kinda thing with the reptiles that can eat it? Poising keeps other animals and insects away but still allows reptiles to access it and spread the seeds? That’s be my guess but curious if y’all have any additional insight!
Not in this case. The relationship is one-way. The trees give the lizards safety and food but get nothing in return. Their seed dispersal actually happens when tropical storms blow the fruit out to sea. That's why they're most commonly found on the coast.
@@lozoft9 Does that mean the poison is a result of an arms race between the tree and the lizards (which would then have evolved resistance)?
Maybe the creature that was meant to spread it went extinct.
@@DeinoSarcosuchus possibly? But it would be easier to just evolve seeds that can germinate after being eaten by the lizards than to evolve all those nasty overkill defenses!
Evolution isn’t conscious
So there isn’t a reason for why it’s poisonous
It doesn’t need animals for seed dispersal as the waves carry the fruit to other locations where it lands and sprouts. Its not eaten by a lot of animals either so that helps it reproduce the next generation.
The poisonous ones survive their voyage at sea and land along the beach and probably became increasingly more poisonous through this process.
Another dangerous tree is the gympie-gympie. It belongs to the genus Dendrocnide, which means tree nettle, which is accurate.
What makes it so dangerous?
@@Lesbomarx It's covered in stinging hair that causes such a horrifying pain that it's rumoured to drive the injured to self-amputation of the afflicted body part or death.
I wouldn't call the gympie-gympie a tree
The gympie-gympie is also referred to as the “Suicide Plant”. Its sting is extremely painful and so persistent it burns intensely for years on end.
There was once a deeply unfortunate man who used one of the leaves as a makeshift piece of toilet paper while camping out in the bush. Needless to say, the poor guy offed himself after a few years…
This tree right here is in my home state, and despite living here all 37 years of my life it was not until about 10 years ago that I learned about this tree. Many people that move here or live here do not know about this tree and how deadly it is. I actually freaked out one of my Australian friends with this tree, his response was "No you can keep that one, we already have enough things over here that want to kill you".
A British couple once visited Tobago on vacay. They saw the trees on the beach with fruits and thought to have a taste. Didn't take long before locals rushed them to the hospital for treatment.
Luckily They had A recovery
What kind of idiots just see a plant and start munching on it??
@@geelee1977 me
@@geelee1977 most people see fruits and go maybe I can eat that but also they’re British so what do you expect from them
@@edgytoucan3444 Perhaps I am biased. I'm backwoods Texan, so, used to the outdoors. We grow up knowing not to eat wild plants if you don't know what they are. I'm not British, so, maybe folks there are more "cityfied", and less knowledgeable.
@@edgytoucan3444 I am born in the UK & can testify most Brits are borderline insane according to mental health descriptions of other nationalities. As they say, mad dogs & english men. Ps it's got nothing to do with being citified. Brit country folk are mostly even more insane than city dwellers. Probably due to centuries of inbreeding & being completely insane treated like some kind of national sport. Foraging & eating unknown random wild things is also a thing. Making cakes out of stinging nettles for example a genuine passion by certain folk. You can look it up.
Imagine being the friend of the tortoise or iguana who wanted you to try this fruit because it was “the bomb” and you just had to try it yourself!
I guess you could say, it was to die for!
"Even touching the bark causes blisters on your skin"
meanwhile cameraman: hehe fruit goes brrrr
What are the mechanisms by which those tortoises and iguanas avoid the poisoning effects?
magic
Probably through millions of years of eating parts of the tree and living near it, maybe they evolved some immunity against the deadly effects of the tree.
willpower and the belief in the reptilian master race
@@wonderman7166 Either that or they're secretly immortal🤣.
I was wondering this too!
My professor was telling us about when he was doing his graduate degree in Hawaii and talked about how he almost burned by rain from a tree. I wonder if this is the one he was thinking of?
As if native Hawaiian species didn’t have enough to worry about already….
This is one living entity that communicates "leave me alone" clearly
*leaf me alone
@@mimisezlolHa
So… why is this tree so toxic? What caused it to go ballistic on whatever herbivores we’re consuming it’s fruit? How does this toxicity help it survive?
They help it survive by not getting eaten..lol
Maybe it evolved these traits when megafauna was abundant
Or maybe it benefits the most when only reptiles eat it
Reminds me of oleanders. Prbly not as dangerous but still ridiculously poisonous for no reason. And it’s pretty.
we have both of those trees in the virgin islands
Could we get an episode about lotus the sacred flower🙏🏻
Animalogic: “This tree will kill you! This tree wants you dead! The fruit will end. Your. Life.”
Also Animalogic: 3:39 “Though there hasn’t been any modern reports or fatalities associated with eating the little apple of death.”
I learned this from the game Fate/Grand Order, of all things. During a mission to the Carribean, one of the characters eats one before consulting one of the resident adventurers, only surviving because she's basically beyond human.
I remember when I was in Costa Rica and on this absolutely beautiful beach there was a massive Manchineel tree that a small family was relaxing under. 😅
Same! Like every single day…why aren’t they paying attention to the sign!
Could you do a video on the Visayan leopard cat please? They’re like leopards but stuck in the body of a kitten.
Aparentemente se ve inofensiva. Que terror.
Gracias Animalogic por estos interesantísimos documentales. No se imaginan cuánto he aptendido.
When you really, really REALLY don't want anything to eat you
With summer coming up, I think you should do blackberry plants! I love them and find them fascinating
Tasha is amazing. Love whenever she shows up as a host and teach us about the plant world. Keep up the great videos Animalogic!
EDIT: I'd love to hear about plants/fruits that are safe for humans but poisonous/dangerous to other animals.
She did one. Cacao. Chocolate is safe for most humans but deadly to many animals.
@@evilsharkey8954 DON’T FORGET GRAPES OR ICEBERG LETTUCE! 😅
@@MurderBong Or onions and garlic. They’re terrible for dogs.
This tree is so hardcore, it might as well be its own rock band
So surprised these don't grow in Australia
trees that kills you before the venomous wildlife does? bring it on!
I'm so disappointed in Australia.
There is a tree in south east asia called Rengas (Gluta sp) which is in the anacardiaceae family.
The leaves, sap and leaf powder cause contact dermatites and severe burns simillar to poison ivy
Watching this while sat under a manchineel tree in Barbados 🇧🇧
But is the poison the result of an arms race between the Manchineel not wanting to be eaten by the lizards/tortoises wanting to eat it or are the reptiles the natural spreaders of this plant's seeds and is it just trying to deter other animals (like how peppers aren't hot to birds)?
Gracias por esta variedad de programas que nos enseñan muchas otras cosas de nuestra bella naturaleza
It's strange that a tree would evolve to make a fruit which looks succulent but kills anything which touches it. A weird evolution indeed.
so i am a carpenter and now i wanna build a table out of its wood just because of the trees backstory
Does the Manchineel upset the PH balance of the soil around it I wonder with all the rain and when the fruit drops around it? Is it really acidic or basic?
I’d love to hear you talk about flowers like roses, heliotropes, hyacinths etc!
People used to be tied under these trees as a form of the death penalty. The sap would slowly drip on them from leaves and any cuts on the bark. Eventually the individual would die from shock or sepsis.
Fun fact: cocoa is a poisonous plant, a very poisonous plant. Only a few types of animals can eat it.. humans are one of them.
I wonder if other species that have adapted to eating poisonous plants crave them in the same way humans crave chocolate
Only the fastest iguanas and some of the slowest tortoises can eat this tree's apples? Hm. Maybe you have to either be faster than Death (specifically, Iguana Death) or so slow that Death won't notice you.
Mosses don’t get enough love. Especially Weeping Moss.
"Avoid the tree when it's wet " 😂
Finally. Now we just need a true facts and tier list vids and the coverage will be complete
I wonder if this is related to a tree in the South Pacific called salato. I climbed a salato tree (didn’t realize what it was) in Tonga, and I had an intense itching/burning sensation on my hands and neck (some leaves grazed me) for several days!
I hear that the fruit is sweet before it burns you. Did native peoples where this tree is common ever find a way to process it to neutralize the toxin and make it edible? I know this is at least the case with some other plants that cannot be eaten as is. Interesting!
Considering burning the wood is still dangerous, maybe heat is not enough to destroy the toxic sap.
Humans have known about this tree for thousands of years, I’m pretty sure that if we haven’t figured it out by now we’re not going to.
@@flowerfaerie8931
Yes, but food preparation methods have been lost for one reason or another in the past. Could of been the case with new more practical food sources.
if they can't make poison ivy leaves edible what would their chances be with this tree
For the first time i am happy that a species is endangered
And the Commodo dragon!
So... Who is their pollinator? If its so toxic, then what kind of insect or bird act as their pollinator?
No fatal reports from the "little apple of death?"
More like little apple of temporary discomfort.
That’s cute, they’ve never heard of the Gympie-Gympie plant :)
Who knows, plot twist could be it's what makes the galapagos tortoise live so long
Since we are talking about lovely plants like these, why not an episode on the gympie-gympie?
You also shouldn't shade under this tree when it's hot out. The sun warms up the leaves and they will drip their sap down onto you. The trees are really beautiful tho and help to stop erosion of our shorelines so...read the signs and stay safe whenever you see one.
I guess the tortoise missed the superpower memo
"Avoid the tree when it's wet".. I can say this tree is a polar opposite of my ex gf
Anybody else just happy trees like this exist? So metal. Sooooooo cool. I already knew about it but I love hearing about all the things you can't do with it or lmao around it. Poison is the ultimate teacher
At 2:43 tasya yelling "BURN IT WITH FIRE!!!"
i'm dead😂
What’s the point of having such a deadly fruit. Is it trying to get use your corpse as the initial fertilizer for the the seed?
I love those videos!
I received an ad before this video for cleaning products made of natural plant ingredients 😂
Speaking of apples, can ya do one on the crab apple? 🍏🦀🍎
"pink can be metal too" I mean sure but the whole point is that they are calming to look at if anything they are classical music.
In Costa Rica we have it...pay attention on the coast both pacific and caribe carefull. We call it " Manzanillo" scarlet macaw can eat the fruit 🤯 as well as the de fruit of "Sand box tree" Hura crepitans
Ye when I was in Costa Rica I stood under one without knowing 😨
@@Velociiraptor 😬
I tried one being dumb on a beach in Central America. Picked one up off the beach that had fallen. Thankfully I was smart enough to just taste the fruit and not actually eat it. Few minutes later there was a pepper feeling in my mouth and throat. Did some research and freaked out a little. Read online that gargling sea water helps so I did that a bit. Never really got super bad but I felt the pepper sensation for hours after.
I'm honestly amazed we haven't cut it down completely because of it
It protects shorelines from erosion. And removing them would be too dangerous.
It needs to be covered in ice. It's the only way
@@moniqueloomis9772 it's obviously nature saying "hey don't live over here, ok?" But us being us, you know?
The only tree which would have deserved to be Australian, but isn't.
This is such a cool and friendly tree and great for shade. :)
How the Bad Place does ANYONE know this fruit tastes sweet?!
By eating it
@@rays5163 But they couldn't have lived to tell anyone about it.
@@juliav.mcclelland2415 Eating the fruit isn't deadly enough to kill a person, you just gonna have bad time for quite a while.
@@juliav.mcclelland2415 Yes, they would. It doesn't kill immediately.
@@srt7248 According to the videos, it is. It just takes a while. A long, painful while.
It might not kill you in quite so many ways, but the gympie gympie will make you wish you were dead!
Didn't know that's how Ponce De Leon met his fate.
i love tasha hosting style, so full of energy 😙
Awesome as always thanks
Awesome Tasha. I'm no expert but I love knowing anything about trees. I had never heard about this tree. Thank you.
we need a tree alignment chart
do an episode on morning glory!
These trees also have faced parasites(mainly insects such as aphids)that feed on them.
The insects that feed on these trees will absorb the poison and use it to defend themselves against predators and parasitoids.
But this is happily endangered(I don’t know why it’s classified as endangered, I just don’t care if it’s endangered or extinct).
In the tropic realms where shadows play,
A sinister secret in the light of day.
Manchineel stands with devious grace,
The deadliest tree, a perilous embrace.
Beneath the boughs, where illusions sway,
Lies a danger, where life can decay.
Its leaves may seem a sheltering green,
Yet within hides a toxic sheen.
Oh, Manchineel, a perilous sprite,
In every part, venom takes flight.
From trunk to fruit, a lethal charm,
A deceptive Eden, nature's harm.
Caution, traveler, as you pass by,
For touching the bark, where poisons lie.
A sap that burns like fiery rain,
Nature's gambit, a treacherous terrain.
The fruit, a tempting, deceptive lure,
A taste of death, where dangers pure.
Beware the sweet, the seemingly benign,
For Manchineel's grasp is a toxic line.
In whispers of wind through its toxic leaves,
A tale of caution, a story that grieves.
The deadliest tree, in shadows unfurls,
A dance with danger, in nature's swirl.
So heed the warning, in tropical air,
Manchineel's secret, a perilous affair.
A reminder in verses, a cautioning plea,
For the deadliest tree on Earth, let it be.
👍👍👍💚❤💚👍👍👍
Manchineel Man - The Deadest Man Alive!
Now THAT’S a superpower…
Love your videos, and it's great to get some cool plants in among the animals. Although if you want your channel to be viewed as fact-focused, de Leon should be described as an explorer or conquistador, rather than the pejorative "colonizer".
They should have gone more into depth about the poisonous nature of this tree
Please talk about phantom orchids next, please!
This didn’t really answer the question of how if this is so poisonous, because it clearly doesn’t want anybody touching it, how does it breed? Who pollinates it and spreads its seeds? There aren’t black iguanas or Galapagos tortoises in North America.
Found out about this tree from FGO wow
Delicious, yet deadly? Definitely some sort of serial killer tree.
We call this the Bapple Tree.
But what is the point of a poisonous fruit? Is like you wanna be eaten or not
"It can grow up to 12 meters, which for those of you who don't use the metric system * cough * _Yanks_ * cough *..."
this plant right here is why you should never eat a coconut crab. they are normally edible, but when they eat stuff like THIS it makes them a hazard to eat.
this tree is designed to outevolve us
i liked the neither should you at the end 😂
and the singing
“And for those who don’t use the metric system that’s 4 stories” 😤😤😤 woman! How tall is the tree!!!- proud american 🇺🇸
And I planted one in my backyard over 20 years ago. I think it is beautiful!
Imagine if Poison Ivy got access to this tree
"12 meters, or for those who don't know the metric system, about 4 stories."
You managed to describe it in such an American way without even using the imperial system. I know exactly how tall it is now.
I know this is kind of a dig at my own people, but it's amazing how we can perfectly visualize and understand someone saying they're 200 acorns tall, but 200 cm is hard to picture. Anything can be used for measurement except the metric system.
Because Americans gave up teaching the metric system which is a shame because it would make our lives so much easier in so many ways. But America went from being a top country in education to approaching rock bottom. People prefer tv and video games to reading and learning.
It's the perfect tree for burglars. Gonna put one next to my fence. It will be his last home invasion.
Wait... if Manchineel trees are native to Florida but neither iguanas (of any species) or Galapagos Tortoises can be found there then what originally spread the seeds there during the precolonial era? Gopher tortoises do live there but I don't recall if they're absent from the Keys or not?
Their seeds are also spread when the wind sends their fruits out to sea
Tasha you are great, and funny! I love you❤️😍😍😍😚😎
Why? Why would a tree bear poisonous fruit? How do they disperse their seeds?
thank you for using the metric system! :D