Coconut tree for a million dollars!

[Ares]

BBC NEWS | Africa | Rare coconut tree on sale for $1m

Wow...
Serious? a tree for a million dollars.

Read it up

[Lux Aeterna]

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[Blue]

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Back in the day I'd get bitched at for this type of post, but I bet the tree story's a hoax.

And if you don't believe me, let Fuggle come in and say it.

[FraterPerdurabo]

bbc.co.uk
Doubt it's fake.
What's wrong with it anyway, why would it be fake?

[Blue]

bbc.co.uk
Doubt it's fake.
What's wrong with it anyway, why would it be fake?

A tree for a million dollars?

I wouldn't give 10.

[hellsing293]

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Honestly...just don't even post.

Anyways, I can see why this tree is worth $1,000,000--it is a genetic marvel. Not to mention it produces like x2-x5 more coconuts than an average tree. Think about it--a farmer could grow x2-x5 more coconuts in the same acreage of land with this tree. I know the article said in 20 years they will try to have more of these tree, but for now this is the ONLY one in the world (known). Think of it as having the only golden retriever with purple fur in the world.

[Blue]

Honestly...just don't even post.

Anyways, I can see why this tree is worth $1,000,000--it is a genetic marvel. Not to mention it produces like x2-x5 more coconuts than an average tree. Think about it--a farmer could grow x2-x5 more coconuts in the same acreage of land with this tree. I know the article said in 20 years they will try to have more of these tree, but for now this is the ONLY one in the world (known). Think of it as having the only golden retriever with purple fur in the world.

So the tree may be real.

But not to be the dick that has to argue with everyone, a purple furd dog would die, and if it mates with anyone else, it only has a 50/50 chance of being purple fur, less or more depending on other characteristics of the gene.

The tree might be worth something if it asexually reproduces. But I don't see it being a big hit in America. Theres always some idiot trying to scare others with false accusations on biotechnology. Which is mainly the reason you don't see widespread use of biotechnology in America.

[hellsing293]

What do you mean there's no widespread use of biotechnology in America? Every fruit/vegetable that you eat comes from a plant that has been altered by botanists to produce the most food/be the best quality.

And actually the chance to reproduce a recessive gene is 25% or 1/4 (not
calculating in some genes that only come bound together with other genes).

The point of the experiment to make more trees like this one is to mate it with hundreds of other trees in order to determine if the tree's gene is simply recessive or a genetic mutation.

[Blue]

What do you mean there's no widespread use of biotechnology in America? Every fruit/vegetable that you eat comes from a plant that has been altered by botanists to produce the most food/be the best quality.

And actually the chance to reproduce a recessive gene is 25% or 1/4 (not
calculating in some genes that only come bound together with other genes).

The point of the experiment to make more trees like this one is to mate it with hundreds of other trees in order to determine if the tree's gene is simply recessive or a genetic mutation.

Probably because the alteration didn't effect it nutritionally. Only those are tagged. Also, I said depending on the characteristics of the gene, which I was implying, recessive/dominant and other factors. If it was recessive, I don't see it showing up until the F2 generation.

Trust me, I heard of many plants failing to make it to market big, because of it being bio-engineered, like the Flvr Svr tomato.
http://sullivanfiles.net/gm_crops/tomatoes_lundgren.htm
frankenfood scares everyone.

[BlindMansTicket]

i'd buy that shit. i love coconuts.

[FraterPerdurabo]

A tree for a million dollars?

I wouldn't give 10.

And? Doesn't mean that someone else wouldn't. It's like buying clothes for 10x of their price for the designer tag.

[Fuggle]

And if you don't believe me, let Fuggle come in and say it.

Hey. give me more credit than that, I only disprove posts of people I hate, such as Pam and Invisible.

[Obfuscate]

Wait...there's a cocnut reaserch lab? World coconut sector? What crackpot's are funneling money into this bottomless pit of a reasearch endevaour?

[Dan]

Comeon, how badass would it be to have that tree in your backyard?

[BlindMansTicket]

Wait...there's a cocnut reaserch lab? World coconut sector? What crackpot's are funneling money into this bottomless pit of a reasearch endevaour?

I, for one.

[Aemaeth]

And the site hits a new low.
Arguing about fricking coconut trees.
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[BrioCloud]

Dude of course it would sell for a million dollars. Coconut lovers in America! REJOICE!

Just listen to this!

da coconut nut - Song - MP3 Stream on IMEEM Music

[Blue]

Meh, I still think this is fake.

The only person that could change my mind is Jesus himself.

[BrioCloud]

Meh, I still think this is fake.

The only person that could change my mind is Jesus himself.

You wouldn't think its fake after you listen to the song. rolleyes:

[Ragnarhox]

Wait...there's a cocnut reaserch lab? World coconut sector? What crackpot's are funneling money into this bottomless pit of a reasearch endevaour?

Not a bottomless pit...come on, they found a tree with three heads.