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minus-squarefossilesqueOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up68·7 months agohttps://www.linnean.org/news/2012/12/03/december-2012-why-is-holly-prickly
minus-squaredoubtingtammy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81arrow-down1·7 months agoCool! So it’s European holly that does this. I’ve never seen a non-prickly American holly leaf, tho
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79arrow-down3·7 months agothat’s because the American is exercising its right to bear arms
minus-squarereinei@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoWait are you saying it’s because America had/has more bears still which cause the holly to be prickly or because Americans may carry guns‽
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agothe latter; it was a joke about Americans fetishizing weaponry
minus-square01101000_01101001linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoI have; if you don’t prune them the leaves stay straight
https://www.linnean.org/news/2012/12/03/december-2012-why-is-holly-prickly
Cool! So it’s European holly that does this. I’ve never seen a non-prickly American holly leaf, tho
that’s because the American is exercising its right to bear arms
Wait are you saying it’s because America had/has more bears still which cause the holly to be prickly or because Americans may carry guns‽
the latter; it was a joke about Americans fetishizing weaponry
I have; if you don’t prune them the leaves stay straight