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  • Adlach@lemmygrad.mltochapotraphouseWatch this to sneeze instantly
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    4 months ago

    I can't think of any ornamental tree that produces an edible fruit, nor any fruit-bearing tree that would make for a good sound screen. Only some would even provide good shade: most fruit trees stay quite short and are very short-lived compared to ornamentals.

    I understand the frustration, but a bunch of slimy little ornamental plums covering the road is a hazard, and there's no guaranteeing females don't fruit as a result of animal activity etc











  • Adlach@lemmygrad.mltoScience Memes@mander.xyzwhy not both?
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    4 months ago

    They literally did, though? Europeans brought animals and plants over on their ships—the same ones they were coming over on. Kudzu is an extremely recent example, but invasive species date back to the literal first colonists. The two issues are inextricable.

    And it's not that the plants are fitter, it's that they have no predators as a result of human activity.

    I'm sorry, but I really think this is a "no investigation, no right to speak" scenario. It would take thirty minutes on Google to figure out why you're wrong.



  • Adlach@lemmygrad.mltoScience Memes@mander.xyzwhy not both?
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    4 months ago

    This is a super bad take. Most invasive species were brought over by Europeans, so yes, they did have an "immigration program". The reason they're outcompeting natives is not that they're fitter, but that they have no place in the ecological systems here: nothing eats them so they have no checks on their spread.