Articles for tag: fruit trees

Fruit trees, megafauna

Fruits Without Eaters: The Plants That Still Depend on Extinct Animals

Annette Uy

Imagine a world where fruit trees bear their bounty year after year, yet their seeds lay dormant, waiting for creatures that no longer roam the Earth. This is not a scene from a fantasy novel, but a real phenomenon occurring in various ecosystems across the globe. Certain plants, known as evolutionary anachronisms, continue to produce ...