News Headline
Plantwatch: the trees that feed on metal
Source
Guardian (International Edition)
Publication Date
2021-04-21
A magnificent tall tree called Pycnandra acuminata grows on the island of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, and it does something strange – when its bark is cut it bleeds a bright blue-green latex that contains up to 25% nickel, a metal highly poisonous to most plants in more than tiny amounts.
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/apr/21/plantwatch-the-trees-that-feed-on-metal