Wunderist Ingenuity: Seeds

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Genius & Trust in a tiny package

Evolution Ingenuity: Not only do they provide protection and a food source for the embryonic plant, they have evolved to be eaten or carried on the wind to a new location to help spread a plant’s range.

.Another genius act of theirs? TRUST....Seeds can remain dormant until optimum conditions for growth are reached.

.The oldest viable seed to have grown into a plant was a date palm seed estimated to be 2,000 years old (making it the only surviving contemporary of Jesus). It was discovered in 1963 when Herod the Great’s fortress of Masada near the Dead Sea was excavated. It was planted in 2005 and now Methuselah, as the plant is called, stands over 4ft high. Botanists believe the seed had managed to remain viable for so long because the Dead Sea area’s climate is exceptionally dry and stable.

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Seeds are a pretty magical gift to the world.