INSIDE SPROUT: SADNESS (WEEPING CHERRY)
What makes trees weep? Perhaps the answer lies in the aptly named weeping cherry (Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula'). Today we talk gravitropism and why some plants just have it backward. Then, we listen to you tree-themed Beatles covers and announce the winner of THE HAT!
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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Daderot
Additional Reading:
Weeping Higan cherry (Prunus x subhirtella)
Plant growth: the What, the How, and the Why
Molecular basis of angiosperm tree architecture