bobcat
Well-known Member
- Location
- Northern Calif
I had always believed that plants and trees grew from the ground up because that's the way it appears. They take in nutrients and water and just grow in size.
Interestingly though, as the plant or tree grows, the soil in the pot or the ground beneath the tree stays relatively the same. That escaped me somehow.
Well, I just found out that my mental concept was flawed. That's not how they grow in size and mass. Their mass comes from the air (co2 to be exact).
I knew that they took in Co2 and released Oxygen, but I thought it's just what plants do. Apparently, the carbon part is kept and the tree's mass it built from that.
To summarize, trees and plant's grow mostly from what's in the air, not nutrients or water (Although they do use them as necessary tools).
After all these years, I never connected the dots. Wow! When I look at a big tree, it's just mind blowing to realize that the majority of that materialized from thin air and the wonders of nature.
Interestingly though, as the plant or tree grows, the soil in the pot or the ground beneath the tree stays relatively the same. That escaped me somehow.
Well, I just found out that my mental concept was flawed. That's not how they grow in size and mass. Their mass comes from the air (co2 to be exact).
I knew that they took in Co2 and released Oxygen, but I thought it's just what plants do. Apparently, the carbon part is kept and the tree's mass it built from that.
To summarize, trees and plant's grow mostly from what's in the air, not nutrients or water (Although they do use them as necessary tools).
After all these years, I never connected the dots. Wow! When I look at a big tree, it's just mind blowing to realize that the majority of that materialized from thin air and the wonders of nature.
