Locals sometimes call these "tree knees", which are fed from below. There are excellent examples at Frances King park in Victoria. I made the assumption that these started from the same root system, as suckers, like Aspen. rather than beginning as completely independent trees. I have no way to exclude the other possibility that they began as completely independent trees, joining a common root system later. I wonder if genetic analysis would be able to distinguish those two possibilities. The other advantage of an intertwined root system is the way each tree can provide mechanical support for the other during windstorms, where Doug Fir in particular is vulnerable to being tipped over. In their race to the sky they don't build a good foundation.
I"m a pro tree guy in NW montana, and a complete geek when it comes to all things tree related. I 1st heard of this phenomenon in a book called "The Secret Lives of Trees", I think. Sorry, the author's name escapes me. He tells about a giant beech living stump that he mistook for a boulder for years until he looked under the moss and found bark. Since reading that, I have found many living stumps, mostly Doug Fir and maybe a larch or 2. So fascinating. You nailed it asking the question of why are the other trees keeping this one individual alive. As I write this another question hits me. Is it the other trees keeping it alive, or could it be the fungal community?
Thank you for sharing this!!!!🍀 I feel this stump is just going a loop up into thé air and back down to the underworld. I love to see as well your passion and respectfulness towards these infinitely intelligent manifestations of nature. Hold that up mate!!!🍀
Yeah, this is awesome! Here in New England, I have seen quite a few eastern white pine stumps like this. I've even seen two pine trees with their roots fused together as "one" root, right in plain sight!
Wow totally awesome. Now it's explained it makes sense also as the other comment says could it have been a single tree that grew up from the next tree. You see it with plants where the roots spread and then sprout up?! Thanks for the video it's all good from you Dan 😁
@@ClimbingArborist Yes I see your point. I suppose I was thinking of other species and didn't make that clear. Totally respect your knowledge and wish I knew even half of what you know of trees and tree work. Every day is a school day as they say 😁. Climb safe
What does this complex social system say about the one who created it consistently with His own nature, and what does it say about other social systems created by the same?
It healed its wound very nicely. Will it ever sprout a new top? Never mind, I asked too early. You explained well how this happens. Trees are amazing organisms😎
I just walked past that stump the other day, on a trail off Blanca, I beleive, and had to stop and ponder what could possibly account for it. But I was stumped.
At the end of the video you say you don't know the reason why the other firs keep this stump alive. Could it be because they keep alive its root system for a better absorption of elements?
Locals sometimes call these "tree knees", which are fed from below. There are excellent examples at Frances King park in Victoria. I made the assumption that these started from the same root system, as suckers, like Aspen. rather than beginning as completely independent trees. I have no way to exclude the other possibility that they began as completely independent trees, joining a common root system later. I wonder if genetic analysis would be able to distinguish those two possibilities. The other advantage of an intertwined root system is the way each tree can provide mechanical support for the other during windstorms, where Doug Fir in particular is vulnerable to being tipped over. In their race to the sky they don't build a good foundation.
I was just listening to a podcast interview of Suzanne Simard an hour ago. Suzanne has taught us to think about our forests in a completely new way
Thank you that makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. I live in WA state and often see Doug firs growing out of old Cedar stumps. Super cool.
Very cool!
Super cool Dan thanks for sharing!!!!
I"m a pro tree guy in NW montana, and a complete geek when it comes to all things tree related. I 1st heard of this phenomenon in a book called "The Secret Lives of Trees", I think. Sorry, the author's name escapes me. He tells about a giant beech living stump that he mistook for a boulder for years until he looked under the moss and found bark. Since reading that, I have found many living stumps, mostly Doug Fir and maybe a larch or 2. So fascinating. You nailed it asking the question of why are the other trees keeping this one individual alive. As I write this another question hits me. Is it the other trees keeping it alive, or could it be the fungal community?
Thank you for sharing this!!!!🍀 I feel this stump is just going a loop up into thé air and back down to the underworld. I love to see as well your passion and respectfulness towards these infinitely intelligent manifestations of nature. Hold that up mate!!!🍀
I love this stuff 😃
Yeah, this is awesome! Here in New England, I have seen quite a few eastern white pine stumps like this. I've even seen two pine trees with their roots fused together as "one" root, right in plain sight!
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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome... Working together for the benefit of all, imagine if we as humans tried that!
Very plausible argument, thanks for sharing, brother! The mycelium is like the internet!
So true! 😃
I used to put roundup on stumps after a removal. On more than one occasion a neighboring tree would start to die from root grafting.
Something you would never even consider and then you see the results a while after
Wow totally awesome. Now it's explained it makes sense also as the other comment says could it have been a single tree that grew up from the next tree. You see it with plants where the roots spread and then sprout up?! Thanks for the video it's all good from you Dan 😁
Pretty sure Douglas Fir would never shoot from the root system, they don’t even shoot from the trunk or branches
@@ClimbingArborist Yes I see your point. I suppose I was thinking of other species and didn't make that clear. Totally respect your knowledge and wish I knew even half of what you know of trees and tree work. Every day is a school day as they say 😁. Climb safe
Very interesting. Thanks.
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The avenue of giants in NorCal is an excellent example of this 💜
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Nice one Danny
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What does this complex social system say about the one who created it consistently with His own nature, and what does it say about other social systems created by the same?
It healed its wound very nicely. Will it ever sprout a new top? Never mind, I asked too early. You explained well how this happens. Trees are amazing organisms😎
No, Douglas Fir won’t reshoot
I think youd also appreciate looking into albino redwoods and how they suck up metals in the soil to the advantage of those around it 🤙
Crazy
You will love reading wohlleebens book " the hidden life of trees" and simards " finding the mother tree"
Ponderosa Pine too!
So cool
Howdy 🤠 partner from the wild, wild West.
Howdy cowboy 🤠
I just walked past that stump the other day, on a trail off Blanca, I beleive, and had to stop and ponder what could possibly account for it. But I was stumped.
That’s the one 😃😃😃
@@ClimbingArborist this is really quiet fantastic. I wonder is there's any way I can get in touch with you?
@@humblewoodcutter3000 Sure thing, email address is in the Channel info.
At the end of the video you say you don't know the reason why the other firs keep this stump alive. Could it be because they keep alive its root system for a better absorption of elements?
Redwoods as well
So cool 😃
That stump is probably responsible for numerous Bigfoot sightings as well as scaring the hell out of hikers at dusk or night lol.
😂 probably
Isn't that amazing! Nature finds a way. Thanks
It really is incredible 😃