TIL there is a tree named Pando that is technically an entire forest. It is a clonal colony of 4700 aspens's that all share the same root system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_%28tree%29



Submitted February 13, 2015 at 12:31AM by quadriplegic_cheetah http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2voh6a/til_there_is_a_tree_named_pando_that_is/