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While my readers have likely been famished for a new post, I have been busy with productivity, bureaucracy and migration to audio platforms. Though larger posts have not been present in some time, rough copies of materials are being prepared for your curiosity. For now, I shall attempt to provide some shorter material until said projects have been completed. This post reflects a recent curiosity of mine.
Trees. Trillions of them are said to exist on the planet earth. They are relatively recent on the plantae evolutionary history, though they have had plenty of time to evolve and prosper on our planet. Unsurprisingly, trees come in several variations and thousands of different species. While we shall not dive deep into tree typology as of today, a notable binary state exists within tree categorization, that being between hardwoods and softwoods.
Hardwood trees are angiospermic trees which are flowering trees containing seeds produced by an ovary encased in the flowers and contained within an envelope such as a fruit or nut. This coating allows for protection of the seeds, ensuring their survival until such time as the fruit is disturbed by a hungry animal. From there, the seeds are implanted into the earth, ensuring the growth of a new tree. Such trees tend to have stereotypical leaves which are shed in the autumn months in which their nutrients are syphoned for the tree's winter dormancy.
In contrast, softwood trees are more ancient on the evolutionary ladder, being gymnospermic in reproductive strategy, and thus having “naked” seeds. Such trees are typically evergreen, having needle-like leaves that are not shed by the year's end. These trees tend to reproduce via the transmission of their seeds onto the wind, seeking contact with an ovary from another tree. These seeds tend to form on the surface of the tree's leaves, forming cones in the process.. Such trees are typically evergreen, having needle-like leaves that are not shed by the year's end.
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