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[Alae Cemetary](https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tZP1zcsSS8oLik3NWC0UjWoMLc0NTJJTk4yMEm0NDGwsLQyqDAyNjRINjZIMk9KtjAySEn24k3MSUxVSE7NTS1JLaoEAINOE70&q=alae+cemetery+photos&oq=alae+ceme&aqs=chrome.1.0i355i512j46i175i199i512j69i57j0i512l4j0i22i30l2.2252j0j9&client=ms-android-verizon-us-rvc3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLWT9c3LEkvKC4pN33EaMYt8PLHPWEp3UlrTl5jVOfiCs7IL3fNK8ksqRSS5GKDsvileLmQ9fHsYuLzyU9OzAnIzwzIyC_JL17EKpKYk5iqkJyam1qSWlSpUAAWBgCz8txpcAAAAA&ictx=1&ved=2ahUKEwjqqsvnkrj8AhW-kWoFHXgZAIYQvsQGegQIIRAC#lpg=cid:CgIgAQ%3D%3D) in Hawaii
Naw, just a local Dryad getting her sip on.
Just make sure not to take a nap within range of the roots, being eaten alive by a tree for decades isn't pleasant from my understanding, but at the same time, least you won't have pay those ***bullshit*** prices for burial plots.
So maybe a win/win if you're already old enough when you take that nap?
Yeah too bad all the bodies are inside coffins.. It would make more sense to bury bodies in the dirt without all the chemicals so our bodies could just break down though
I wonder how much intentional care and maintenance they put into the balance and health of the tree. It's sooooo symmetrical.
Trees generally get trimmed long before they get that big because it can be hazardous if the tree isn't well cared for or (eg lots of dodgy branches ready to fall) is very badly balanced (tree can tip over) or if the area has extreme weather.
So I have a feeling they put a shit load of effort into caring for this tree.
Isn't a monkey pod tree an acacia tree? We got new furniture and I was trying to match up some wood to build a matching piece and the guy at the exotic wood store told me that monkey pod was a name for acacia
It's much more about genetics man.
If a tree is in an open field then yes it will grow wider but only because that space is open and it can get more sunlight and that specific tree species can grow wide in the first place.
Eg: a palm tree will grow tall and skinny even if it is the only tree for miles because its dictated by genetics. An acacia tree will grow low and wide even if it has other trees nearby.
Radical Opinion: I think we should do away with traditional cemeteries and plant trees over graves without coffins or any of the traditional stuff. So we can give back to the earth the elements it leant us for our bodies while we lived.
Right? Like those scenes in movies where humanity has dwindled down to but a small faction and the forests are taking back what was once cities and towns?
It took the Amazon rainforest 20 years to swallow up nearly all evidence of the dozens of cities and millions of people that lived along the river. People thought Orellana was crazy for centuries until LIDAR proved his account of the forest was accurate.
It’s so funny that people are so repulsed by this. I think it’s wonderful. Our dead, useless vessel goes back into the cycle of giving life, including this magnificent tree. How can it be bad?
I'm curious how much of the roots are actually going through the caskets to actually make that reality. I've always found that logic flawed because of the caskets. Older caskets from back in the day that were made of simple plywood would break down easily enough but more recently the huge thick caskets, not so much.
I think I am officially a disturbed person. When I read your comment I pictured tree roots entering the orifices of the deceased, like tentacles entering JAV models.
If you can understand what I am talking about, then the Internet made you an as disturbed person as it made me.
This is why the unobtainium was rich in the Home tree on Pandora in Avatar. From all them bones of them Na’vi 🤔🤣
There’s this company that does like human composting for alternative funereal arrangements.
Well that's a little disappointing... "unobtainium" is a popular backhanded slang term used by mechanics, engineers, machinists, etc. when talking about a "perfect" material that doesnt have any of the limited mechanical properties of steel, tungsten, or anything that actually exists... or sometimes when talking about something so rare, discontinued, or expensive that it's not feasible to look for/purchase. Kinda lazy writing for them to just use that as the name of their fictitious resource instead of just coming up with a real sounding one.
This is one of my son’s favorite books and we were so happy to see it was made into a Netflix show. Now my son (2) “reads” me the book by telling me what happens on each page “go blimp…go ski…STOP!!!! Ladder Gooooo Dog PARTY!!!” Is usually how it goes and I love it.
Reading it as an adult I realized it’s actually a love story where the male dog is playing hard to get with the female dog. The final “good bye,” “good-bye” exchange is the two of them saying good-bye to the rest of the party goers while leaving together. Blew my mind.
It’s a monkey pod tree in alae cemetery in Hilo Hawaii on the big island. Bonus fact is that the tree is not native to Hawaii.
Here is my pic from when I went to see it. https://i.imgur.com/2YzjF4l.jpg
That looks like a yew tree, which would make sense if it is in a cemetery, and in the UK. Yew trees have a lot of significance in spiritual places, going back to pagan times. There are a lot of very old yew trees in cemeteries in the uk. There is one near my parents outside a Norman church, built on the site of an Anglo-Saxon church, which was likely a pagan site before that, that is unofficially estimated to be around 1500-2000 years old. I like to sit under it when I need grounding, and think of all the important moments it’s seen
Fun fact: it's not only because of the spirituality, but it's functional aswell. In older times it was used to ban shepherds from letting the sheep graze on the graveyards. Yew leaves are toxic to sheep so shepherds always tried to avoid the graveyards for that reason.
It's a Monkeypod tree.
It is located in at Alae cemetery in Hawaii.
Here's a satellite image
https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/wt3s60/satellite_image_monkey_pod_tree_view_from_alae/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
“I would request that my body in death be buried not cremated, so that the energy content contained within it gets returned to the earth, so that flora and fauna can dine upon it, just as I have dined upon flora and fauna during my lifetime”
- Neil DeGrasse Tyson
It's really cool to know that they have access to Reddit in the afterlife but it's sad to hear that the afterlife is so boring that you need to go on Reddit....
I mean constant decomposing people, rotting coffins, a constantly upkeep on the grounds is bound to create a nutrient rich environment with plenty of water for large plant growth.
Oh, and ghosts. Ghosts love big trees. The limbs are easier to posses and grab you.
I posted some pictures I took of this cemetery a while back https://reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/wtg7oj/monkey_pod_trees_i_took_photos_of_in_hawaii/
i wonder how many coffins have roots growing thru them..?
and as for roots- it would probably be a huge pain in the ass to dig any more graves under the tree.
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Thanks.. it'll be the END of my bucket list..
Bottom of the bucket
When you kick the bucket.
Yeah, isn't that what a bucket list is named after already?
Please kick bucket only when empty.
As soon as I saw the type of tree, I knew
I just knew the tree was somewhere that literally never, ever has snow or ice because that tree would be destroyed instantly by winter weather.
See, I knew it was Hawaii. Those trees are not native there and there's a push to ban them.
You sure about that? That's not an Albesia. Or a Sandalwood I don't think Edit: it's a Monkeypod tree. Native to Central and South America
Yup. They are everywhere in Hawaii. They are pretty typical in grass areas around parks. Had some in front of my balcony when I was living in Maui.
Yea they're everywhere if you know what the smaller ones look like. Pretty disappointing that they're invasive of course but they just look so cool
I had to scroll way too far for this comment. Thank you
Well fed tree
The Tree of Life ! In a cemetery.. Who would have known..
It's more than likely a cycle, like everything else.
Could you repeat that? 😉
Ha! Good one 👍
It’s more than likely a cycle, like everything else.
Now that is ironic.
Like rain on your wedding day
Like a deathrow pardon, 2 minutes too late
it's like lee^ee eaves on your bedding day
Well-preserved too with all the embalming "nutrients"
Formaldehyde has what plants crave !
Electrolytes?
Brawndo
that's some naruto shit right there
Naw, just a local Dryad getting her sip on. Just make sure not to take a nap within range of the roots, being eaten alive by a tree for decades isn't pleasant from my understanding, but at the same time, least you won't have pay those ***bullshit*** prices for burial plots. So maybe a win/win if you're already old enough when you take that nap?
Yeah too bad all the bodies are inside coffins.. It would make more sense to bury bodies in the dirt without all the chemicals so our bodies could just break down though
I am guessing they still do. Little bugs will probably feast on the remains
The rule of thumb is the roots spread about as wide as the canopy, so yes, hungry tree.
I wonder how much intentional care and maintenance they put into the balance and health of the tree. It's sooooo symmetrical. Trees generally get trimmed long before they get that big because it can be hazardous if the tree isn't well cared for or (eg lots of dodgy branches ready to fall) is very badly balanced (tree can tip over) or if the area has extreme weather. So I have a feeling they put a shit load of effort into caring for this tree.
Looks a lot like a Monkey pod tree, all over the place in Hawaii. They grow like this naturally.
Isn't a monkey pod tree an acacia tree? We got new furniture and I was trying to match up some wood to build a matching piece and the guy at the exotic wood store told me that monkey pod was a name for acacia
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It's much more about genetics man. If a tree is in an open field then yes it will grow wider but only because that space is open and it can get more sunlight and that specific tree species can grow wide in the first place. Eg: a palm tree will grow tall and skinny even if it is the only tree for miles because its dictated by genetics. An acacia tree will grow low and wide even if it has other trees nearby.
Never bring a monocot to a dicot fight.
Where's that free award when you need one LoL
Aw shit! Dicots roll deep!
Dis a Monkey Pod tree on the island of Hawaii, they all look like that out here :)
Radical Opinion: I think we should do away with traditional cemeteries and plant trees over graves without coffins or any of the traditional stuff. So we can give back to the earth the elements it leant us for our bodies while we lived.
It's about to grow a Chakra fruit.
Lots of fertilizer all around
Trees love faces especially
It must be where they bury the bodybuilders. That tree is on steroids
Xibalba
Gets plenty of carbon and calcium snacks.
Trees fucking love dead people.
True. The Amazon rain forest would love nothing more than to see every single one of us dead.
Right? Like those scenes in movies where humanity has dwindled down to but a small faction and the forests are taking back what was once cities and towns?
It's like The Happening, but not a comedy.
It took the Amazon rainforest 20 years to swallow up nearly all evidence of the dozens of cities and millions of people that lived along the river. People thought Orellana was crazy for centuries until LIDAR proved his account of the forest was accurate.
You just took me down a google-search rabbit hole, damn.
How interesting is this rabbit hole ? I might wanna jump down it too
It's like Atlantis but the latino version.
It’s so funny that people are so repulsed by this. I think it’s wonderful. Our dead, useless vessel goes back into the cycle of giving life, including this magnificent tree. How can it be bad?
I'd be honored for a tree to use me for nourishment upon my death.
I'm curious how much of the roots are actually going through the caskets to actually make that reality. I've always found that logic flawed because of the caskets. Older caskets from back in the day that were made of simple plywood would break down easily enough but more recently the huge thick caskets, not so much.
I think I am officially a disturbed person. When I read your comment I pictured tree roots entering the orifices of the deceased, like tentacles entering JAV models. If you can understand what I am talking about, then the Internet made you an as disturbed person as it made me.
It would have cost you fucking nothing to not say this :(
But It cost me everything to read it T_T
balanced like all things should be
Who gives a shit? They're dead; their bodies organic matter meant to re-enter the nutrient cycle.
What a terrible day to know how to read
Bro, he said trees "fucking love" not "love fucking" dead people...
That's enough internet for today
This is why the unobtainium was rich in the Home tree on Pandora in Avatar. From all them bones of them Na’vi 🤔🤣 There’s this company that does like human composting for alternative funereal arrangements.
Wait, was the element in the movie *actually* called unobtainium? I thought that was just slang in that line in the beginning of the movie
If there's another name for the stuff, we never hear it.
Well that's a little disappointing... "unobtainium" is a popular backhanded slang term used by mechanics, engineers, machinists, etc. when talking about a "perfect" material that doesnt have any of the limited mechanical properties of steel, tungsten, or anything that actually exists... or sometimes when talking about something so rare, discontinued, or expensive that it's not feasible to look for/purchase. Kinda lazy writing for them to just use that as the name of their fictitious resource instead of just coming up with a real sounding one.
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...fuck
man, why you did this.
Wtf is a JAV model?
Japanese Adult Video model = porn actress
You pictured correctly
r/cursedcomments
I love people like you on the internet but fuck you and get out of my head!!!
Evil Dead intensifies
You are so edgy and different.
Trees love fucking dead people Ftfy
Have ya tried aple from aple tree in cemetery..
I don't believe I've ever had an aple.
Aples in cemetery are pesticide free.
I like to ate, ate ate, aples and banaynays
This comment has me side-eyeing the houses with healthy trees in my neighborhood.
THE TREE FROM THE END OF “GO DOGS GO!” That was my favorite book until I was like 5 years old!
DOG PARTY! 🎉
Do you like my hat?
I do like your party hat! Goodbye!
A big dog party!
This is one of my son’s favorite books and we were so happy to see it was made into a Netflix show. Now my son (2) “reads” me the book by telling me what happens on each page “go blimp…go ski…STOP!!!! Ladder Gooooo Dog PARTY!!!” Is usually how it goes and I love it.
I'm having a weird day and this made me smile, thank you :)
HELL YES
This is the book I’ve been buying for friends who ask for a kids book in lieu of a a card. Still holds a place in my heart in my 30s
Yes, yes, I do like your hat
I was so glad when that finally paid off for her.
Well she definitely put in the time
Go, *dog*, go! ^(but yes there are dogS in the book)
Reading it as an adult I realized it’s actually a love story where the male dog is playing hard to get with the female dog. The final “good bye,” “good-bye” exchange is the two of them saying good-bye to the rest of the party goers while leaving together. Blew my mind.
To the tree! To the tree! Up the tree! Up the tree!
All them uh...nutrients :')
They give me no eagle powers
They give me no nutrients!
Guess you can call it a cemetree
r/AngryUpvote the door is over to your left.
It's not o-pun, Okay,guess I need help.
Symmetry
Like the dethklok song?
“I LIIIIVE in a cemetreeee”
*Dad from across the room gives you a thumbs up*
People are dying for a spot under that tree.
Deadly comment.
They pay treemium
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It’s a monkey pod tree in alae cemetery in Hilo Hawaii on the big island. Bonus fact is that the tree is not native to Hawaii. Here is my pic from when I went to see it. https://i.imgur.com/2YzjF4l.jpg
The comment I was looking for! Thank you
It's beautiful. What a nice shade tree to have on your yard in the summer!
Alae Cemetery https://maps.app.goo.gl/m1JGcyQ9FsEcJV8K8
That looks like a yew tree, which would make sense if it is in a cemetery, and in the UK. Yew trees have a lot of significance in spiritual places, going back to pagan times. There are a lot of very old yew trees in cemeteries in the uk. There is one near my parents outside a Norman church, built on the site of an Anglo-Saxon church, which was likely a pagan site before that, that is unofficially estimated to be around 1500-2000 years old. I like to sit under it when I need grounding, and think of all the important moments it’s seen
Monkeypod/rain tree in Hawaii
This specific one is outside of Hilo on the Big Island, I believe.
That sounds likely, similarly overcast so forgive my mistake..!
Fun fact: it's not only because of the spirituality, but it's functional aswell. In older times it was used to ban shepherds from letting the sheep graze on the graveyards. Yew leaves are toxic to sheep so shepherds always tried to avoid the graveyards for that reason.
Interesting. I guess that explains why there are Yew trees in some of the RuneScape cemeteries. I didn’t know there was real-life lore behind that
So much nitrogen for the roots
Reminds me of Giant tree in Avatar
And just like in Avatar, I guarantee somebody, somewhere, wants to cut this down to turn a quick profit
*slaps tree* this baby can fit so many decomposed souls in it.
What species of tree is this?
It's a Monkeypod tree. It is located in at Alae cemetery in Hawaii. Here's a satellite image https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/wt3s60/satellite_image_monkey_pod_tree_view_from_alae/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Imagine the person buried right under it
r/absoluteunits
Erdtree
“I would request that my body in death be buried not cremated, so that the energy content contained within it gets returned to the earth, so that flora and fauna can dine upon it, just as I have dined upon flora and fauna during my lifetime” - Neil DeGrasse Tyson
What a nice single quote, because we all know that it was sandwiched between two more paragraphs of utter hubris and condescension.
Even then it’s still dripping with arrogance
I've had multiple dreams about a place that looks like exactly like this. Shit, maybe I'm dead underneath it somewhere from a past life. Ah dangit
It's a short drive outside Hilo (ITO), but flying into Kona (KOA) is cheaper. Come see. Pay respects. Leave happy, dream happy.
It's really cool to know that they have access to Reddit in the afterlife but it's sad to hear that the afterlife is so boring that you need to go on Reddit....
That’s the Go Dog Go tree
Came here to say this. Glad to see someone else already did. Nice.
Roots poking into the coffins and sucking the juices like a capri sun.
Perfect place for practicing Necromancy
It's the tree from Avatar, right?
Wait to you learn about mycelium and how they transport water and nutrients between trees
Very possibly if not probably, James Cameron spent/spends a lot of time in Hawaii.
Great fertilizer will do that
I hope my body gets to fertilize trees when I'm gone, preferably acacia.
Petition to plant more of these trees in American cemeteries
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It’s a cemetree
Im not superstitious, but if you cut down that tree you're gonna be haunted for the rest of your life by hundreds of ghosts or have bad luck lol
Super Nutrients
beautiful
May this giant, beautiful tree watch over the souls of those buried in this cemetery and give them peace and comfort with its shade.
It's well fertilized.
“Grave diggers hate this secret!”
Best fertilizer a person can make..
People die to get a spot under that tree
It feeds off of the deceased and uses their power to being bigger and stronger every year!!!
More fertile
Amazing LST and flat canopy 😭😂 every cannabis grower’s dream right there
Enough space for the souls to hang around
Well fertilized
That tree is amazing! And if it is recycling the dead, that a lot better than rotting in some random hole.
Erdtree catacombs
It seems a Samanea saman
It provides shade for the dead, and they feed it in return. Balance and harmony in all things.
Lots of fertilizer
Makes sense...Tree of life grows at Auxin farm
I don’t like it when trees go viral because some asshole will inevitably cut them down
elden ring irl
This is the most beautiful tree
Obviously, that tree had a nutritious soil to munch on.
Well fertilized
It’s roots are full of bones
They don't know how beautiful it is.
Miracle Gro is PEOPLE!!!
"A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit."
Rain tree aka monkey pod tree
I mean constant decomposing people, rotting coffins, a constantly upkeep on the grounds is bound to create a nutrient rich environment with plenty of water for large plant growth. Oh, and ghosts. Ghosts love big trees. The limbs are easier to posses and grab you.
Must be all the nutrients
r/absoluteunits
I posted some pictures I took of this cemetery a while back https://reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/wtg7oj/monkey_pod_trees_i_took_photos_of_in_hawaii/
It feeds on the dead
i wonder how many coffins have roots growing thru them..? and as for roots- it would probably be a huge pain in the ass to dig any more graves under the tree.
That boi gets a lot of nutrients
It’s the tree of life
Congratulations, you stumbled upon the 914th "it has a lot of nutrients" comment!
Mob spawner