That is rather neat. I hadn't heard that theory before. It makes some amount of sense, however. A gas giant can sweep through clouds of dust and "collect" it, whereas a rock body needs more force and coincidence to acquire mass. Kindof like making a large snowball out of fluffy yet sticky snow, versus hard, crystalline snow.
Except that redwoods don't grow slowly by any stretch of the imagination, especially in the early years. I see redwoods put on over 3' of growth in a season, if they get good light/water.
Just when you're a 300+ tall, 18' dia tree, it slows down a little.... Probably the same overall mass gain per year, just spread out more.
The things are impossible to keep controlled at home...
September 15 2005, 14:48:45 UTC 10 years ago
September 15 2005, 18:21:30 UTC 10 years ago
Just when you're a 300+ tall, 18' dia tree, it slows down a little.... Probably the same overall mass gain per year, just spread out more.
The things are impossible to keep controlled at home...
September 16 2005, 19:52:14 UTC 10 years ago