Talk:Albino redwood
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Should there be a public service note about why it is not worth taking clippings?
editThe article mentions that their locations are not publicized to protect them. I was wondering if, as a public service, perhaps the story should mention that when albino redwood leaves dry out they look like normal brown dead redwood leaves — meaning that any tourist plucking their leaves will be disappointed. This is a good way of deterring their destruction from those who might seek to pluck some branches for posterity. Slugmaster (talk) 22:22, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
10 in the wild, possibly minus one
editThis article talks about the tree's rarity, 10 known to exist in the wild. The one the article focuses on is due to killed to make way for a commuter train:
"Rare redwood faces chopping block in California" http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20140312&id=17430617>1=33009&ocid=ansmony11
Thanks for your time, Wordreader (talk) 15:13, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Roots of other conifer trees can graft
editAs I read it today, this albinon article says roots of other conifers lack the ability to graft. But others can. I've seen if often with Douglas fir, evident when one tree is cut down, then it's stump starts growing new tissue of the cut as it continues to live. Even in the redwood area, go to Dolason Prairie trailhead parking lot, and at the end, look for either a Sitka Spruce or Douglas Fir stump that is growing tissue. The root is grafted to the standing tree. That said, I invite someone to decide how to re-word the sentence that mentions grafting, as the sentence seems more about albino than other conifers.The Real Luke Skywalker (talk) 19:07, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
Definition of albino
editI have been spending some time editing Albinism in biology. Including plants in this article is difficult because most definitions steer towards all-white organisms. All the images I see of "Albino redwoods" show that the twigs are brown. What causes this colouration?__DrChrissy (talk) 00:50, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
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