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I know animals can have limbs surgically replanted and still work. But can the same be said about plants? Could I cleanly cut down a tree, then stick it back on, and have it still grow into itself?

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[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 55 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Its definitely possible, and even between two different compatible plants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafting

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

Yes. It's a science known as plant grafting. Though usually the process is used to attach one plant to grow from a completely different plant, it can be easily used to reattach a limb to the same/original plant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafting

[-] RedStrider@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Thank you all for answering ๐Ÿ‘

[-] Jeeve65@ttrpg.network 18 points 2 months ago

Not sure if it can be done for all plants, but it can certainly work for some. It's called Grafting.

See wikipedia

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

๐Ÿ’ฏ.

I was throwing a shoe at a chicken in my yard and accidentally hit a lemon tree sapling tearing a big branch off. I just electrical tapped it back together and it was good as new within a few months

[-] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 months ago

Yes, absolutely it's possible. You can take the leg of a lion and attach it directly to the neck of a lizard. You can take the lung of a poodle and put it in a fish. It's called electrical taping.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_tape

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