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  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    ...why do they put disposable nappies on trees? Is that another AI infiltration ploy?....to make you think all trees are Ents?
    I don't think my wife ever painted a laughing tree though.
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I think that I shall never see
    A scarf more lovely than a tree.
    (Apologies to Joyce Kilmer)
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • I'm puzzled as to why anyone would even want to wrap a scarf ( or anything else ) around a tree ???

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's a tradition, apparently.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    edited August 2023
    Trying to think of how you'd get any form of nappy on a tree lead me to think of this old joke:

    So I also asked AI (well, not AI technically) and it said:
    '...

    Technically, you could place a nappy (diaper) on a tree, but it wouldn't serve any practical purpose for the tree itself. Nappies are designed for use with babies and infants to absorb and contain waste. Trees, being living organisms, don't produce waste in the same way humans do.

    Putting a nappy on a tree could potentially hinder its natural processes. Trees require water, sunlight, and air to thrive, and covering parts of the tree with a nappy could impede these essential factors. Additionally, the nappy might not be able to stay in place due to the tree's growth and movement in the wind.

    If you're concerned about protecting a tree, it's generally best to focus on proper soil management, providing adequate water, and avoiding activities that could damage the tree's bark or roots. If you have specific concerns about a tree, consulting with an arborist or a tree care professional would be a more appropriate course of action.

    ...'


    So I don't know who suggested that. Totally pointless according to AI - and I also doubt that trees get chilly around their trunks either.... I do like the phrase 'movement in the wind' with regard to nappies though. Six degrees - got AI back to gardening and  soil [sic] management.


    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    AI has no sense of humour
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3 said:
    It's a tradition, apparently.
    Bit like a lot of other traditions then - any meaning lost in the mists of time  ;)  
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    steveTu said:
    ...why do they put disposable nappies on trees? 
    I give in,  why do they put disposable nappies on trees?  It’s usually plastic dog poo bags. 

    Or, is it to see what rots down first Plastic nappies, or plastic yarn?  


    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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