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Elm Samaras: The Tree’s Winged Seeds Are Edible and Easy to Collect Right Now
80-foot tree. Native American elms (Ulmus americana) have slightly fuzzy winged seeds, and the trees are better-known for having been decimated by Dutch elm disease, a fungal infection spread by ...
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Maple seeds’ unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called samaras from their parent tree, they spin through the air – and can even spin when it’s raining. Impacts by high-speed raindrops only ...
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Maple seeds’ unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
Andrew Dickerson, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called samaras from their parent tree, they spin through the air – and can ...