ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoJohnny Appleseed planting apple trees for kids to eatdiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up11.29Karrow-down11file-text
arrow-up11.29Karrow-down1imageJohnny Appleseed planting apple trees for kids to eatdiscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square190fedilinkfile-text
Actually I looked up the real story of Johnny Appleseed and he was more about making hard cider and selling land. 🙃
minus-squareexasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·2 days agoCity planners in the 60s favored male trees for this reason. Then air pollution and a warming climate, mixed with all that extra pollen, gave rise to a huge increase in seasonal allergies in urban areas.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-22 days agoIf you’ve ever walked through a spot with female ginkgo trees that are fruiting you’ll understand why. There’s way too many to eat and they’re somehow sticky and slippery at the same time
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoYeah, I’ve got a persimmon tree and pecan tree, all the good stuff gets eaten by the squirrels, what’s falls just makes a rotten mess.
City planners in the 60s favored male trees for this reason. Then air pollution and a warming climate, mixed with all that extra pollen, gave rise to a huge increase in seasonal allergies in urban areas.
If you’ve ever walked through a spot with female ginkgo trees that are fruiting you’ll understand why. There’s way too many to eat and they’re somehow sticky and slippery at the same time
Yeah, I’ve got a persimmon tree and pecan tree, all the good stuff gets eaten by the squirrels, what’s falls just makes a rotten mess.