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<\/a>Mighty Sue is up to bat<\/p><\/div>\n
As we return on number nine, the old tree looked like it was taking a nap but in reality, it just fell over. It seems funny that a tree having been there for fifty years decides to fall over. Between the mushy ground caused by weeks of rain and the top being heavy with water, the roots just could not hang on anymore.<\/p>\n
Did You Know? The first root that comes from a plant is called the radicle. A root’s four major functions are:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 1) absorption of water and inorganic nutrients, <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 2) anchoring of the plant body to the ground, and supporting it, <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 3) storage of food and nutrients, <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 4) vegetative reproduction and competition with other plants. In response to the concentration of nutrients, roots also synthesise cytokinin, which acts as a signal as to how fast the shoots can grow. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Roots often function in storage of food and nutrients. The roots of most vascular plant species enter into symbiosis with certain fungi to form mycorrhizae, and a large range of other organisms including bacteria also closely associate with roots.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Yes! The rain took care of 23 trees on the course!<\/p><\/div>\n We looked up “Tree Roots” and this is what we saw…. Huh?<\/p>\n Tree Roots by Van Gogh<\/p><\/div>\n Did You Know? Van Gogh spent the last few months of his life in Auvers-sur-Oise, a small town just north of Paris, after he left an asylum at Saint-R\u00e9my in May 1890.\u00a0 The painting is considered by some to be his last painting before his death late July 1890.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n After some Happy Hour with James and Bunnaford, we departed for Patty’s Place.\u00a0 Paul ended up having beef-barley soup again and it was fantastic!\u00a0 We talked to the locals for a couple of hours.\u00a0 An old friend from Boeing\u00a0 came in and we talked about Boeing for quite a while.\u00a0 We have been retired almost ten years now!<\/p>\n The moon was a sliver but still impressive as we departed Patty’s Place<\/p><\/div>\n We got home and watched some TV and hit the sack early again!\u00a0 Tomorrow is Tomato Mania day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s a beautiful but cool day and guess what… No rain!\u00a0 Paul took an hour walk and took no pictures!\u00a0 Paul just enjoyed the outing and stretching his legs! We had a great lunch and then departed as the cleaning … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a>