Britain's oldest tree appears to be undergoing a sex change after 3,000 years [Archive] - Debate Policy

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WiccanLiberal

11-01-2015, 04:43 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/conservation/11968961/Britains-oldest-tree-appears-to-be-undergoing-a-sex-change-after-3000-years.html

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03489/yew-m_3489240b.jpg

Perianne

11-01-2015, 05:23 PM

WiccanLiberal

11-01-2015, 05:35 PM

Seems to be fairly common for a lot of garden plants to possess both sex cells. In trees more common in conifers. From a scientific standpoint, given plants are sedentary, it makes sense to not need another individual of the species to reproduce.