Composite Tree revisions

[ArbitraryNumbers]

I have some contributions to make.

We can also use this thread to add more stuff to the tree's profile. I'm certain there's a lot of stuff we're missing.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19456_8-things-you-wont-believe-plants-do-when-no-ones-looking.html

Fire Manipulation. Eucalyptis trees can napalm their enemies.

I'll add more later but I have class now.

 

[Huesito88]

Bump

 

[Assaltwaffle]

That is hilarious, but it isn't Fire Manip. It is resistance to fire and... chemical manipulation? But it ain't making fire without a spark.

 

[MrKingOfNegativity]

"Eucalyptis trees can napalm their enemies."

This just made me think of a fire-breathing tree, and now I'm having trouble breathing properly.

 

[ArbitraryNumbers]

http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=17872

Trees can:

-Fire seeds at 150 mph, at a distance of 40 m

-Some like to have a system of hostile ants protect them

-Can breathe in nitrogen

-Possess memory at a molecular level

-Can communicate with each other via roots and share resources like fungi

 

[ArbitraryNumbers]

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/facts-about-trees

Some trees can:

-emit chemicals that attract enemies of their enemies (Can attract songbirds for pest control from certain kinds of worms and such, or summon predators to eat leaf-eating insects)

-can also release chemicals warning other trees to prepare for an oncoming insect attack

-Some of their roots can actually go as low as 100 feet

 

[ArbitraryNumbers]

Also from that previous article:

"It's human nature to like trees. Just looking at them can make us feel happier, less stressed and more creative. This may be partly due to biophilia, or our innate affinity for nature, but there are also other forces at work. When humans are exposed to chemicals released by trees known as phytoncides, for example, research has shown results such as reduced blood pressure, reduced anxiety, increased pain threshold and even increased expression of anti-cancer proteins.

Considering that, maybe it's little wonder trees have been shown to raise our evaluations of real estate. According to the U.S. Forest Service, landscaping with healthy, mature trees adds an average of 10 percent to a property's value. Research also shows urban trees are correlated with lower crime rates, including things from graffiti, vandalism and littering to domestic violence."

 

[Fankid]

@assaltwaffle Napalm is listed as fire manipulation, not chemical.

 

[Assaltwaffle]

It's fire manip if you can light it. Throwing out a chemical that will ignite if exposed to fire but having zero way to ignite it isn't fire manip.

 

[Fankid]

Ok

 

[ArbitraryNumbers]

I completely forgot about this discussion. Bumping. Sorry for necro.

 

[JustSomeWeirdo]

"Composite Tree via Napalm"

Oh boy

 

[Unimportantalt]

tbh the trees durability should be better. the sheer size and width of the redwood hyperion should be near room level