#pecans are mast year trees. they only make nuts maybe once every 7 years or so and then the whole grove does it at once. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

hylianengineer · 2 years ago

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Persimmon: divisiveness, contrasts, bittersweetness.

Mulberry: generosity, mutual flourishing, sometimes the best things in life are a bit messy.

Pecan: patience, wisdom, community. Biding your time so that your plans will unfold at just the right moment.

Wood sorrel: summertime, warmth and cheerfulness, the unexpected

American/Rugel's Plantain: healing, soothing, compassion

As a society, we need to return to plant symbolism, but not the obscure and arbitrary stuff—a lot of plants' meanings were connected to their medicinal properties or other properties. More of that, and include the ecological roles and values too. More plant symbolism where plants "mean" things because they really do literally mean those things

Red poppies came to symbolize remembrance of fallen soldiers and hope for a peaceful future because they flourished in the fields after WW1 due to the disturbance caused by the bombings, which created the perfect environment for an early-successional-stage plant. Do you see what I'm saying

#I'm totally joining in on this it's very cool #the mulberry descriptors are because they give more fruit than you know what to do with and as you pick them you must coexist with soooo #many bugs that also delight in mulberries. the whole ecosystem loves the things. and they are a delicious juicy mess.#if you've tasted persimmon you know what i mean about that #pecans are mast year trees. they only make nuts maybe once every 7 years or so and then the whole grove does it at once.#wood sorrel blooms may through oct and is edible and beautiful with a surprisingly sour flavor. but pleasantly so. the kind we have #in my area is a gorgeous sunshine yellow #the american plantain is literally nicknamed the bandaid plant. i think it also treats poison ivy but i could have that mixed up.#plants #native plants #plant meanings #flower language #food tw in tags

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