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Video: Albino Redwoods, a biological mystery
I recently spent 10 days exploring Northern California, magnetized by every patch of Redwood trees I saw. This wasn't my first trip to the area and it won't prove to be my last, either. There's something especially magnificent about Redwood trees. The limits of their growth are widely still unknown, but at their recorded tallest height (379 feet), the Giant Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) family includes the tallest trees on Earth.
Although I've been home for a couple of days now from the trip, I'm still finding myself at the mercy of web searches related to these trees. An admittedly semi-mindless YouTube trolling session this evening brought me to this well-shot and knowledgeable video focusing on Albino Redwoods. These special trees baffle scientists. All I can think is... I wish I'd made a point to check out these ghost-like trees in person. If you'll be in Redwood territory soon, take note.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Tom Feb 26th 2011 1:34PM
What a worthless POS article.
The video wouldn't load, but the text contained nothing.
The author never even saw the albino redwoods.
Based on the article's title, the artcle should have had an in-depth discussion of the anomoly of the trees.
I'm no biologist, but I could write a much better article about the prickly pear cacti in my back yard.
At least I could speak from first-hand knowledge and provide some facts.
Tim Feb 26th 2011 1:44PM
Whoa, Dude. Touch a nerve? You should deal with that anger. Maybe find a Albino Redwood and beat the pulp out of it.
Tom Feb 26th 2011 1:42PM
To Tim: No...., I don't have anger issues, I'm nobody's "Dude", and I'm not some 20 year old.
I'm a 57 yo male WASP who had very good training in English, literature, and journalism.
I am a scientist.
I am appalled at the crap that current writers produce, editors pass on, and companies publish just to meet their quotas.
This article was nothing more than: "I went to California and saw some trees. Here is a video I swiped off UTube".
It wreaks of a 10 year-old's "What I did on my summer vacation".
Is this Sesame Street, or what?
banebrenda Feb 26th 2011 1:40PM
We saw the Redwoods when we did a cross country trip Http://www.roadtripsinamerica.com with our sons. They were amazing!
Mar Feb 26th 2011 1:39PM
Well, Tom, the video was quite interesting, and it was the whole purpose of this short article. If you are the scientist you claim to be, go do your own research - even a "scientist" should be able to peruse u-tube and find the video.
Tom Feb 26th 2011 1:39PM
To Mar: Thank you for the reply.
I don't have cable or DSL available in my rural area and don't have a satellite connection, so I am stuck with a slow telephone wire connection.
That is why I often can't open videos.
TIM Feb 26th 2011 1:39PM
I am a 53 year old dude. (my Dad called everybody dude) I appreciate where you are coming from. Conversely, I now know more about Albino Redwoods than my friends. (WINNING!) .......More importantly, what did you think about my pulp comment??
SkyBlue Feb 26th 2011 1:38PM
Tom, the word is reeks, not wreaks, as in "it REEKS of a 10-year-old's....."
Tom Feb 26th 2011 1:38PM
To SkyBlue: Thank you .
Chris Feb 26th 2011 1:38PM
To Tom: Yes, you are a dude. The definition of dude is an informal form of address for a man. If you have good training in English then you know that it evolves and lingo changes with every generation. The article is fine. This is a travel blog website, not a scientific journal. Yes, this is Sesame Street. Today is brought to you by the letter A, because you are an @$$.
Tom Feb 26th 2011 2:43PM
To Chris: Yes, I realize that languages evolve and that lingo (which is just a bastardization of the languge) develops, but the connotations of the word "dude" are either suggestive of familiarity or are derrogatory.
Check it out for yourself.
And No....., the letter of the day is "C" for your childish last comment.
Richard Feb 26th 2011 3:17PM
Tom, I couldn't agree with you more, this artice was useless for its information content. And Tim, how does it feel being taken to the woodshed. Did Tom use a Redwood switch enlightening you???
Tim Feb 26th 2011 10:05PM
Richard- I am smarting a little. I only clicked on this story for the tagline "Albino Trees called "Magical".... Apparently, our friends who lack pigment did not come from the cabbage patch like we did, but from a tree, a magical tree.
Tom Feb 26th 2011 10:06PM
To Tim: Well, I am certainly glad to see that you have a sense of humor.
I like your "cabbage patch" reference.
Had you used your humor instead of jumping my original comment, we probably wouldn't have had this long, drawn-out exchange, and I wouldn't have gotten the extra 5 or 6 notices of comments that never even showed up on the comments page.
BTW - I never saw your comment about pulp.
If it was derrogatory, there is no need to resend it.
Also...., in my 57 years, I have seen albino people, deer, rabbits, skunks, and dogs, but not trees.
But then..., California is somewhat weird.
Maybe the trees were sucking the sap out of the roots of the illegal pot plants in the forest.
Tim Feb 27th 2011 2:33AM
Duuuude. Reread my first comment. Stay loose and focus on the word "pulp".
I was trying to talk you off the ledge. Peace to you. Tom was my brother's name.
Dina Feb 27th 2011 2:33AM
At least they didn't cut them down to study them or just stuff them like they do unusual animals that are killed because "WOW" look what I got! Dumb S@%T
AL Mar 11th 2011 8:03PM
Tom sounds like an angry person in general.
Patricia Feb 26th 2011 1:42PM
Very intreresting video. I grew up in CA and visited the redwood forrest a few times over the years. Very pretty part of California and I am glad they preserving the redwoods. I never saw any of the Albino redwoods but will watch for them on my next visit. Thank you for sharing what you have learned and I hope to see more as you find out more details.
Patricia
Paul R. Day Feb 26th 2011 1:42PM
magnetized?
really?
Angiebaby Feb 26th 2011 1:41PM
Thanks for the heads up. If I ever make it to the Redwood forests of Cali, I will try to stay away from the albino trees. They're a little too eerie for me. Like haint trees. If I found one on my property, if I had any property, I would have it removed. What the hell is a haint, you ask? Bad spirits. Like the natives of Africa don't like to go out into the jungle at night because that's when the evil spirits come out. Well, in the South, we call those bad spirits haints. Subsequently, you won't find too many Southerners traipsing around a graveyard at night, especially us older ones!