This is called inosculation: when branches or roots of different trees are in prolonged intimate contact, they often abrade each other, exposing their inner tissues, which may eventually fuse.
— Ferris Jabr (@ferrisjabr) May 21, 2021
It's not so much one tree feeding another as the formation of a new hybrid organism. https://t.co/gvXZlkEhDd
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