I have a dandelion growing out the side of a maple

[magical thyme]

Just noticed it in my front yard. It's about 4 feet up and doing very nicely. Full bloom with big flowers. Never saw anything quite like that before

[In_The_Wind]

1. There is a Maple growing in the trunk of a Paperbark Tree next door.

[magical thyme]

2. well, mine have a nice commensurate relationship going on.

Whereas I have a feeling the maple and paperbark will end badly for one of them...

[In_The_Wind]

3. The Maple's life will be a short one.

[Maine-ah]

4. I have an apple tree

growing out of the top of a pine tree - about 20 feet up. I'd say the apple tree is about 6-7 feet tall.

[magical thyme]

6. whoa! how'd it get up there?

and does it have apples?

[Maine-ah]

7. no apples, but

plenty of blossoms. We have several apple trees in our yard, so do our neighbors. I'm figuring a bird or a squirrel probably deposited some seeds in the tree and it just happened to be the right spot.

[Gato Moteado]

5. my neighbor has a tree of heaven.....

....growing out of his plumber's crack

[KamaAina]

8. Maybe it'll make dandelion wine that tastes like maple syrup.

Yum!

[marzipanni]

9. That's interesting! I found a tiny sprout in a crack in a fence.

I planted it in a small container, curious to see what it would grow to be. By looking up plants that have leaves that surround the stems, and dandelion-like flowers, I discovered it was a smooth field sow thistle. It grew 3' tall. The leaves are edible.

-from wikipedia- Going by the name puha or rareke (raraki) it is frequently eaten in New Zealand as a vegetable, particularly by the native Māori. When cooked the flavour is reminiscent of chard.

[magical thyme]

10. ooh, I've had something that looks like that growing

in front of my garden every year for several years. Last year I had 2 of them. I'll watch for it this year...maybe it is the same thing, and then I'll have another edible perennial growing here!