Friday, October 4, 2013

Today in mutant plants of the East Village



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:

Anonymous said...

It looks like kale to me

JAZ said...

What the hell is a 'meter'?

Ken from Ken's Kitchen said...

The little patio of horrors.

Anonymous said...

1 meter is 3 feet

Anonymous said...

Too big to be kale?

Anonymous said...

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

Makeout said...

@ Anon 11:17- No it's not. It's a YARD. Hahahaha

Anonymous said...

The Day of the Triffids!

Anonymous said...

It's a fucking weed. All over southern California. I said I was going to leave the LES and I did.

Crazy Eddie said...

"No, I'm, I'm simply saying that life, uh... finds a way."

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Anonymous said...

Good for you, 2:39PM! You escaped Wooville!

VH McKenzie said...

@Crazy Eddie -- you beat me to it!

Yes, Jeff Goldblum.

Anonymous said...

Did someone say "weed"?

clara said...

Paulownia- a fast growing tree exotic to NYC.