There
are a lot of Live Oaks in the Florida panhandle. These are gorgeous trees with branches that
spread out perfectly for shade and perhaps a swing.
The
interesting part for me is seeing the Resurrection Ferns that attach to
them. The plant is an air plant and gets
it nutrients from air, water, and the outer surface of the bark. The fern covers the branches of the
trees at this park. I’m not sure how a
tree survives, but given how large the trees are, they must have survived years and seem
quite healthy.
The fern is
interesting in itself. It can go without
water for a long time, some say years, and still survive. During a drought, the fern dries out and turns brown. (Sorry, no picture of a dry fern since it’s
too wet here in Florida!) When it a rains, the dry fern opens out and
will turn green again.
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