• ramble81@ani.social
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    So I don’t quite get your “grow on trees” analogy. They just grow on sheep instead, and require harvesting like they would from a tree, and require food and care like trees. And it’s not like you’re killing them off. So if anything, it’s almost exactly like “growing on trees”

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      Cotton is cheaper. It grows on trees plants, which implicate better availability and easier procurement.

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        Despite it’s German name Baumwolle, cotton doesn’t grow on trees, like e.g. Kapok does, but on annually cultivated plants which makes it faster to grow, scalable and easier to harvest.

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          Okay. Plants instead of trees. It was a false friend, thanks for pointing out. Striked tree out for good measure.