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[โ€“] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Not sure if this is indended or not, but the somewhat controversial mother tree hypothesis stipulates exactly this -- trees borrowing carbohydrates (sugar) from neighbors via mycorrhizal networks.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I thought the small one was a parasite - wanting the sugar. It would work as a joke with specific taxa.

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