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"While a tree definitely doesn't have a heart, the idea that they have their own beat and sense of rhythm isn't as far fetched as many people think. According to a study which was headed by András Zlinszky, Bence Molnár and Anders S. Barfod from Hungary and Denmark, trees do in fact have a special type of beat within them which resembles that of a heartbeat. Who would have known?
"To find this hidden heartbeat, the researchers used advanced monitoring techniques known as terrestrial laser scanning to survey the movement of twenty two different types of trees. The results shocked everyone and revealed that at night, while the trees were sleeping, they often had a beat pulsating throughout their body, just as humans, and other living creatures do too
https://www.disclose.tv/scientists-discover-that-trees-have-a-heartbeat-373263
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rampartc
(5,265 posts)now i'm thinking of using Louisiana's "heartbeat law" to help save our trees.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)the tallest climbing trees, often with the latest adventures of Tricia Beldon to keep me company and pay a childlike homage to the gracious giant timbers as I turned the pages, I can attest to the soothing and protective life force that enveloped me. The symmetry of the words on the paper pages taking me to other places and the solid anchor the deep roots provided my flesh and bones did not escape me.
Her sounds and aura provided an amazing sanctuary.
Yeah. An early and devoted tree hugger from the early days! 🥴
DUgosh
(3,052 posts)Honey, Brian, Mart, Jim, Di, and little Bobbie
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)Fyrefox
(300 posts)I'm reminded of a poster from my college days about growing taller by a walk through the trees. "In wilderness is the preservation of the world." -- Thoreau
samnsara
(17,570 posts)in2herbs
(2,942 posts)be interpreted as a "heartbeat" is not surprising. It's nice to see science catching up on what others already believe to be true.
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)Fla Dem
(23,352 posts)Last edited Thu Sep 19, 2019, 11:32 AM - Edit history (1)
It really bothered me to have to make that decision, but it was too close to the house and being in a hurricane prone part of the country, it was a preventative measure. A large limb had already been blown off.
Loved that tree and miss it.
Grammy23
(5,808 posts)and it split a big live oak three ways in a matter of seconds. Part went into our neighbors Yard, part fell across the street and part of it dangled precariously over the corner of our house. So the next morning (it hit during the night) we had to hire someone to cut it all down. It was very sad and we missed the tree and its shade for quite a while. It still looks empty there.
We never heard it being destroyed because the noise of the twister and debris hitting our house drowned out the massive tree splitting apart.
tblue37
(64,982 posts)that beautiful tree and the squirrels that lived there. I will also miss the shade it provided. In Kansas we need all the shade we can get.
When I step outside now the yard just looks naked and sad.
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)a city. I actually feel depressed when I am in treeless environments and very peaceful or even elated when I am around them. I recently moved to a neighborhood that is all tree lined streets and where I just see trees and green out my window and I am so much more serene than I have been in years.
MiniMe
(21,677 posts)Especially from the anti-abortion thugs
Beringia
(4,314 posts)once to someone and how I agreed with the Native American belief that all life, such as trees and rocks have a spirit and consciousness and she said she thought people would think that was a scary idea.
Okay to believe in angels, and heaven and hell, and Jesus and Muhammad, but believe in spirits in trees, and you are likely to be locked up.