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[โ€“] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's very rare to have a real tree branch merge back into the trunk.

Not rare, but uncommon. Not sure if there's a Lemmy equivalent but r/treessuckingonthings shows trunks absorbing all sorts of things including branches

[โ€“] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Yes, this is why I chose not to say that it was impossible.

Perhaps the mathematical definition of a tree is wrong in stating there should be not loops, or should change to another metaphor.

Hairs can split but never merges back again. Perhaps a split hair instead of a branch? We still trim or prune the ~~leaves~~ ends. What do you call the "trunk" of a hair?

Edit: formatting