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The Strangler Fig
I am quite under the weather today but I didn't want to miss the chance to connect with you so I thought I would tell you a bit about the Strangler Fig Tree. This particular giant grows in Monteverde, Costa Rica. The tree starts in the high branches of another species of tree, having been deposited by a bird or other creature. There, it begins to grow. Many trees in the tropics contain epiphytes, plants which can grow without soil, and without harm to their hosts, so this beginning is not unusual. There, however, the story begins to turn a bit sinister. The Strangler Fig sends roots downwards, down, and down, until they reach the ground. And they continue to grow and thicken. Soon the tree on which the Strangler Fig has taken root has no access to sun and less access to nutrients from the soil. It slowly dies. After a time, it disappears, leaving the Strangler Fig standing strong and tall with a hollow interior as the only reminder of what has disappeared.
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