Talk:Bird's eye figure

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"Bird's eye maple is usually a sugar maple (Acer saccharum) found in mature hemlock stands. Hemlock dominated forests create unfavorable conditions for other plant competitors by increasing soil pH and consuming a high percentage of available sun light. The swirling grain and "birds eye" features found in bird's eye maple can be attributed to hormonal responses within the maple. In an effort to capture more light during the elongation/ bud breaking period, the maple will desperately produce new shoots. Low soil pH and a sugar deficit within the maple cause the tree to abort the new growth. The aborted new growth leaves tiny knots ("bird's eyes") in the tree which become covered up by the next year's growth ring. "

This sounds very much like fiction. Anyway, if a breakthrough discovery anything like this had been made it should be referenced. - Ibbel (talk) 08:57, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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