Stratification Picture me this. - A garden full of umbrellas. Umbrellas are exactly how the forest mage wants you to think of trees. When you first stumble upon his buttress root, he looks at you with such an intensity, you wonder if he is of this time. His intensity also lets you know his forest observations are legit. The old guy brings forth a wisdom that you only get from watching how the rain falls w/ the sun over spans of time unmeasured. …And this is his general message. *Seedlings. Shaded they must be. Treat da trees lyk be dem brollies. Must stack shuzoku thru space w/ time. Treat da trees lyk be dem brollies. Elders bring cover 2 youngies at our feet. Treat da trees lyk be dem brollies. Muvah Gaia casts her eye on all and every1. Treat da trees lyk be dem brollies.* Your mind-meld breaks free and you hear the sound of a fax machine nearby. You look at the printout now in your hands. Translation: Stratification 101. Make sure plant species are stacked in space and time. Use the fast-growing upper strata to nurse the young slower-growing lower strata. Integrate your nursery into the carbon system. “Are you Vulcan, bro?” You ask, panting and out of breath. He shakes his head and offers you a small mojito, the one with those little umbrellas in it. --------- @mr.betteridge