I found this so intriguing this am. I feel my husbands roots have been cut off and now I am providing a lot for him and as this goes on I will be the tree holding him. - not ready-
"The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn’
Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients
The term emanates from latin- ōsculārī, to kiss
Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journali