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Empty Sandwich posted:I'm sure I've mentioned it in this thread but there's a house near me that's just a house frame built around a derelict RV. There's a few of these on zillow in Washington state. They'll be listed under $100k and typically on lots that restrict use to 120 days/year. I've seen them in other states on realtor apps, but Washington state always has a few, usually north of Seattle.
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:There's a few of these on zillow in Washington state. They'll be listed under $100k and typically on lots that restrict use to 120 days/year. Wow I don't think doxxing kastein is merited
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# ? May 5, 2022 17:27 |
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If he lives in half an RV, that's his own trailure, not mine.
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# ? May 5, 2022 17:32 |
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Arsenic Lupin posted:
*starts vomiting uncontrollably*
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# ? May 5, 2022 18:24 |
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the deuce of zeus
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# ? May 5, 2022 19:35 |
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:There's a few of these on zillow in Washington state. They'll be listed under $100k and typically on lots that restrict use to 120 days/year. is it nominally a vacation type thing? do they actually restrict usage? e: I forgot that we live in the future: Zillow has it at 780 sq ft, last sold ten years ago for $85k. sigh. Empty Sandwich fucked around with this message at 19:53 on May 5, 2022 |
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Who gave that tree a clean bill of health? The late Harold Bornstein?
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# ? May 5, 2022 21:59 |
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Platystemon posted:Who gave that tree a clean bill of health? The late Harold Bornstein? What do you mean? Trees naturally grow at a 20 degree angle, coincidentally brushing against but not resting on a nearby roof.
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# ? May 6, 2022 01:07 |
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All the foliage coming straight out of the trunk is concerning. Healthy, stable trees do not do that.
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# ? May 6, 2022 01:38 |
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Platystemon posted:All the foliage coming straight out of the trunk is concerning. No it's fine. That's just the equivalent of 'pubic hair' for trees. Perfectly ordinary. Trust me, I've look at a lot of trees.
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# ? May 6, 2022 02:09 |
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Look I ate at a pretty dodgy restaurant last night and sometimes things happen. You didn’t have to doxx me.
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Cat Hatter posted:Are they doing a live action remake of the Rocko's Modern Life where a contractor turns every room in his house into a bathroom? As the only person in my group of friends that regularly references that episode, I appreciated this joke. Thanks.
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value-brand cereal posted:No it's fine. That's just the equivalent of 'pubic hair' for trees. Perfectly ordinary. Trust me, I've look at a lot of pubic hair.
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Platystemon posted:All the foliage coming straight out of the trunk is concerning. I think that's how Hexxus died in FernGully.
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# ? May 6, 2022 09:15 |
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Some of the best trees do that (gingko, plum…)
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# ? May 6, 2022 14:16 |
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Gotta trim around the trunk for that optical foot.
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# ? May 6, 2022 14:45 |
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Platystemon posted:All the foliage coming straight out of the trunk is concerning. Really? I actually didn't know that. Got any more details on this? Because I sure love me a good Tree Fact(tm).
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# ? May 6, 2022 16:25 |
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PurpleXVI posted:Really? I actually didn't know that. Got any more details on this? Because I sure love me a good Tree Fact(tm). Yeah they are usually called suckers. https://www.loveyourlandscape.org/expert-advice/tree-care/insects-and-disease/dealing-with-tree-suckers/
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Armacham posted:Yeah they are usually called suckers. https://www.loveyourlandscape.org/expert-advice/tree-care/insects-and-disease/dealing-with-tree-suckers/ And some kinds of trees just like doing it on general principle. Ornamental cherries, for one.
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# ? May 6, 2022 16:51 |
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Arsenic Lupin posted:And some kinds of trees just like doing it on general principle. Ornamental cherries, for one. Yeah plants are loving weird.
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# ? May 6, 2022 21:53 |
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Arsenic Lupin posted:And some kinds of trees just like doing it on general principle. Ornamental cherries, for one. According to on the the foresters in my last ag extension course it's totally normal for a whole lot of trees when they are getting direct sunlight on their trunks. At least in this area, that's really obvious with our most common trees, because the ones in dense woods don't have this but the very same trees 15 feet away where the farm field starts are littered with suckers down to the ground on the sunny side. I have the same thing going on with a tulip poplar near my house that has become unshaded on one side since taking down a few diseased ash trees. While I'm sure it can indicate stress, root damage, etc like in the article that was linked this just isn't my experience of the most likely cause. Perhaps it's our local tree varieties.
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# ? May 6, 2022 22:14 |
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Armacham posted:Yeah plants are loving weird.
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# ? May 6, 2022 22:32 |
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If having branches down there were a good idea, the tree would have done it decades ago. It’s only recently started to look attractive for the tree. There are a number of things that could have shifted the calculus in this direction (or, technically, the tree’s hormones), some worse than others. The really bad one would be desperation. Trees can put out this sort of growth as a sort of last gasp, hoping to catch some sunlight and just maybe nurse themselves back from the brink. I will say that we can see a lot of the upper canopy and it looks pretty good, but maybe it used to be more extensive. If a tree loses a lot of foliage, the hormones that suppress growth in the rest of the tree stop being produced, and buds elsewhere may activate, even ones under thick bark. If the tree recently lost a limb that was shading the trunk, that would have extra effect: hormonal imbalance from decreased foliage up top, and stimulation from sunlight on the trunk. Or maybe the was another large tree that came down nearby and exposed the oak’s trunk to sunlight, and our protagonist is merely taking advantage of a windfall. This is the most benign possibility, but still a departure from a stable growing environment. OP just saw green and decided that was good, when they should instead have sought an explanation for the unusual new growth. For better or worse, something is different now.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:And some kinds of trees just like doing it on general principle. Ornamental cherries, for one. Speaking of, it's still weird to me how cocoa trees have their flowers and fruit just hanging off the main trunk in seemingly random spots.
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# ? May 7, 2022 03:19 |
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Platystemon posted:If having branches down there were a good idea, the tree would have done it decades ago. For THAT tree? 100% It's all bad. Sorry, my responses were in general, not to what you were saying about that particular dumpster fire which is absolutely going to fall onto the house and is blowing suckers because the roots on the opposite side of the lean were damaged and the thing is unstable as hell right now.
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# ? May 7, 2022 03:26 |
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Computer viking posted:Speaking of, it's still weird to me how cocoa trees have their flowers and fruit just hanging off the main trunk in seemingly random spots. Cauliflory Ironically, the cauliflower is not truly cauliflorous. Jaboticaba are my favorite example. They look alien and almost unsettling.
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# ? May 7, 2022 03:31 |
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Platystemon posted:Cauliflory Oh wow, yeah. That looks wrong.
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# ? May 7, 2022 03:37 |
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A lot of trees in central Texas are doing that after having a bunch of branches frozen in the that big freeze over the winter. My parents have at least one tree that maintained some canopy but also sprouted randomly like that.
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Platystemon posted:Jaboticaba are my favorite example. They look alien and almost unsettling.
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Danhenge posted:A lot of trees in central Texas are doing that after having a bunch of branches frozen in the that big freeze over the winter. My parents have at least one tree that maintained some canopy but also sprouted randomly like that. Sequoia sempervirens can get so fuzzy after fires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nGNqaLFB4Q&t=170s
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# ? May 7, 2022 05:53 |
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That tree is giving off some dog berries vibes. pixaal posted:I remember one time as a child a kid at school telling me about dog berries, and how they liked to eat the berries from their dog. I asked my mom why our dog didn't make berries and my mom called their mom in alarm. Turned out the dog was an outdoor only dog and full of ticks and the kid was eating their dog's blood gorged ticks.
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# ? May 7, 2022 05:59 |
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Here is a catalpa sprouting from a log cut on both ends. As you can see, it has taken to to its new lot in life. Platystemon fucked around with this message at 06:07 on May 7, 2022 |
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The more I learn about trees, the weirder the drat things get.
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Thomamelas posted:The more I learn about trees, the weirder the drat things get. Just wait until you learn about their laws.
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Thomamelas posted:The more I learn about trees, the weirder the drat things get. Plants can't run away or hunt down their food. So they do a lot of things directly using chemistry, where we use chemistry to move our bodies to do something.
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BonerGhost posted:Plants can't run away or hunt down their food. So they do a lot of things directly using chemistry, where we use chemistry to move our bodies to do something. Sounds like trees are lazy. Maybe they should pull themselves up by their rootstraps and go out and find a job instead of letting 'chemistry' do all the work for them.
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Platystemon posted:Here is a catalpa sprouting from a log cut on both ends. As you can see, it has taken to to its new lot in life. Johnny smoker trees are second only to mulberrys in their zest for life.
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Platystemon posted:Cauliflory Don't lie to me, that's some delta green poo poo.
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canyoneer posted:That tree is giving off some dog berries vibes. the single nms was vastly insufficient warning for the horrors within that spoiler tag
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Vim Fuego posted:the single nms was vastly insufficient warning for the horrors within that spoiler tag
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