"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:05:10 -0500, "symplastless"
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"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:16:57 -0500, "symplastless"
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"Jangchub" wrote in message
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Orchids are pushing out stinkweeds? What is an epiphyte? Are you
kidding me?


Sorry, mcorrhizae is autonomous of the tree. It exists without trees.
Trees are not the only plant which depends on mychorrizae. I can buy
mychorrizae innoculant online.

You cannot innoculate with an organ.

It is not attached to any tree I know
of. Fungal mats exist without the presence of trees. C'mon, you have
got to be kidding me. You actually think mychorrizae is made up of
tree root AND fungus? It's not.

Maybe you better define what mycorrhizae is in your words. It is a Greek
word meaning -
mycor - fungus rhiza - root. It is an composite structure made up of
plant
roots (most trees) and fungi. Is it fungi or root? YES!
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT20...corrhizae.html

While it is symbiotic, it is NOT NOT NOT a tree root.

It is a root fungus. A composit organ, its an organ, made up of fungus
tissue and root tissue. Is it fungus or root? YES!

Not today, not
tomorrow, not yesterday NOT. Fungi are in a class of their own, not
plant, not animal. Mycorrhizae does not, repeat, does not depend on a
tree to exist. It is not part of the tree. It is not part of the
root.

So you are saying that you never dug mycorrhizae. Start looking. They are
there. If you want root hairs go to a hew bush. If you want
ectomycorrhizae go to a beech. You have to dig roots and you have to look.
Or you will never see.


There are many types of this fungi, I am familiar with and have
used and will use VAM Mycorrhizae. Not all plants need this or
benefit by this type of fungi. Certainly conifers and many trees,
roses, blueberries and a list of other plants which notoriously have
weak root systems.

And do yourself and everyone else a favor; when directing people to
the scientific evidence, try to refrain from using your own website to
base your debate on. It's a bit nonsensicle.

Until you dig mycorrhizae you should really reframe from such claims.
Scientific research. get a shovel and go look!!!! They are there!!!!!


--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Forester & Tree Expert
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.