have you ever noticed how part of the way you can identify certain plants and trees is by the angle of their branches compared to the main trunk? How lindens form a chalice and elms form a flute, and oaks grow their branches almost horizontally? look at how much alike the angles of these daisy branches are. i just found out that the branches of plants and trees are gravitropic. meaning they establish their angles not in relation to the main trunk or to other branches, or to the sun, but to gravity. they will always grow at a specified angle to gravity, regardless of the orientation of the main trunk. there you go. your geek-out for the day. you’re welcome.

wild daisy stems in late winter

lake johanna, saint paul, minnesota