tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post6067268560345350784..comments2024-03-14T14:32:56.802-05:00Comments on Garden Musings: Turd TreesProfessorRoushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-41908664143357959782012-01-09T08:30:42.413-06:002012-01-09T08:30:42.413-06:00Yep, the bow tree. Reflecting the Kansas natives ...Yep, the bow tree. Reflecting the Kansas natives and pioneers; tough, scrappy and hard to kill.<br /><br />Gaia, I don't have any squirrels so I can't say...no trees big enough nearby yet.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-79113136262800298782012-01-08T13:59:49.534-06:002012-01-08T13:59:49.534-06:00You biologists need to get a life. You had me Prof...You biologists need to get a life. You had me Prof. after the title of the blog, I guess that would be mastodon turds? And I always call them bodark. Bois'Darc.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-46108258263829870432012-01-08T08:41:46.275-06:002012-01-08T08:41:46.275-06:00Ah, so you've heard of the megafauna dispersal...Ah, so you've heard of the megafauna dispersal theory also! I love that theory! It makes a great deal of sense to me, biologically speaking. <br /><br />The article I read explaining the theory posited that Osage orange was once widely spread throughout the Plains region, but that once the megafauna were gone that had dispersed its fruits/seeds, the only dispersal mechanism was gravity. Therefore, the historic range in Texas/Oklahoma was a remnant range - the last gravity "fed" area of its historic range.<br /><br />By the way, squirrels seem to relish the fruit.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.com