EVG reader Zenon Marko shares these photos... with some background. And questions!
This mutant tree plant grew at astounding speed from a minuscule sprout to its current 3-meter height in the back common yard of our East Village residence. What is this exotic species? A Brazilian transplant? A prop bred for the rain forest scene in the film remake of "The Illustrated Man"? An experimental hybrid grown for the sequel of "Avatar" or a new "Doctor Who" episode? A Triffid? Consider this: the plant is growing from a hole in the concrete wall, with no apparent soil or water for nutrients.
Anyone?
14 comments:
It looks like kale to me
What the hell is a 'meter'?
The little patio of horrors.
1 meter is 3 feet
Too big to be kale?
we had one of those growing out of a retaining wall behind our building! I was worried it was gonna compromise the wall cause of how fast it grew. we kept cutting it but it would come back bigger! finally I resorted to cutting it and spraying it with a weed killer (I hate using that stuff but it worked). I believe it is an offshoot from a foxglove tree. they are amazing and spread through vast root systems, the actual tree could be blocks away!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia_tomentosa
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Paulownia+tomentosa&guide=Trees&cl=US/NC/Jackson/Balsam_Mountain_Preserve
@ Anon 11:17- No it's not. It's a YARD. Hahahaha
The Day of the Triffids!
It's a fucking weed. All over southern California. I said I was going to leave the LES and I did.
"No, I'm, I'm simply saying that life, uh... finds a way."
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Good for you, 2:39PM! You escaped Wooville!
@Crazy Eddie -- you beat me to it!
Yes, Jeff Goldblum.
Did someone say "weed"?
Paulownia- a fast growing tree exotic to NYC.
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