¶ Trees (2)
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Trees:
"out horizontally, while yielding streamlinedly and flexing gracefully without breaking in great winds as do the trees in a design accomplishment unparalleled by aeronautical engineering even in the wing roots of jumbo jets and supersonic fighters. How can a tree do that? Biological structures cope hydraulically with all compressional loaeings…
“The paramount function of trees is to expose as much leafage as possible under varying wind conditions in order to photosynthetically impound the Sun radiation, with which by a complex of relationships with other biologicals to support life on our planet, since few of the mammals can directly convert Sun-energy into life support. Since the function of trees requires maximum leafage exposure, its progeny will prosper most when planted outside the shadow of its parent. Each tree seed is a beautiful flying machine designed to ride the wind until reaching propitious soil. Because few seeds will find propitious sites in this random distribution system, the tree launches many thousands of seeds. These seeds contain the geometric design instructions for associating the locally available resources of air, water, and the locally available”
