botany

Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which trunks, branches, or roots of two trees grow together in a manner biologically similar to the artificial process of grafting. The term is derived from the Latin roots in + ōsculārī, which means "to kiss inward/into/against," or more illustratively, "to make a small mouth inward/into/against." Trees that have undergone this process … [Read more...] about Inosculation