trees

Look at those guys. This strange horticultural technique called Espalier aims to grow trees in a flat manner, which can end up increasing fruit yield, and maximizing or minimizing sunlight exposure. Tinker around with that sunlight exposure, and you're actually able to capitalize on more fruitful growing seasons. With all the benefits of Espalier having been noted, there's no getting around the fact that it does look like a real life take on the infamous video game, Terraria. 

Check out some more weird tree lore with this Tumblr thread about how trees are low key monsters.

If there's one inevitable and unsettling takeaway that you'll likely have from this Tumblr post about various kinds of trees, it's that trees are very weird and we should all be slightly frightened by them. This post reminds us of the other Tumblr thread about the monster plant that is the Kudzu. Maybe one day, humans will peace out from earth, take our troubles elsewhere, and leave the arboreal overlords to roam and rule over the earth. 

We tend to overlook the power of trees. Most of the time they just stand there, not bothering anyone. But given enough time, a hungry tree can envelope tons of stuff. Trees will munch on mailboxes. old toys, signs, and just about anything they can get their limbs on.

This quick and educational Tumblr thread points out how trees are actually far scarier than we normally give them credit for. Cause we all needed another thing in this wild life to be wary about. Thank you, Tumblr. Keep doing your thing. Check out some more gold from Tumblr with this imaginative thread that combines the Marvel and Star Wars universes.

Trees seem incapable of caring where they are or what they're doing. And we respect them for that. They could be on a cliff, in a pole, or be a hungry tree enveloping stuff and they wouldn't even give a rip. Not only do trees not care, sometimes people don't give a heck, and the results are wild.

Trees just keep on growing, man. Sometimes they end up growing around other objects placed in their vicinity. This can result in it looking like trees are a bunch of hungry fellas, just trying to enjoy a meal. Fun stuff. 

When it comes to man made stuff versus trees, it's easy for us to win the battle, but over time, vegetation wins the war. In only a few years trees overgrow the stuff we shove into them and cover them with, and it looks remarkably like they're straight up eating it. It's common to see hungry trees enveloping stuff.

Trees and plants have the incredible ability to keep trying even when the odds are stacked against them. It's really all they can do. Take these unstoppable plants who won't take no for an answer. Here are some trees that munched on the stuff around them, which turned out to be a whole lot of bikes and abandoned weapons.

There's a community on Reddit dedicated to the appreciation of stapling pieces of bread on trees. If this isn't peak internet, I don't know what is. Never know when you might be out exploring nature, when your appetite spikes, and you need a little bite of some bread. Off a tree. 

Sure they can't think and have no concept of determination, but damn these green bastards are hard to kill.

Feel like you could be a doctor after watching a few seasons of Grey's Anatomy? Think again.

Some days a cup breaks, some days a dam breaks.