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'''The Daedalus Encounter''' is a [[computer game]] from [[1995]]. It is an [[adventure game|adventure]]/[[puzzle computer game|puzzle game]] from the short-lived subgenre of [[interactive movie]]s. It was distributed by [[Virgin Interactive]], and was released for the [[IBM PC compatible]], [[Apple Macintosh]], and [[3DO]].

A '''tree''' is a large [[Perennial plant|perennial]] woody [[plant]], larger than a [[shrub]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally applies to plants that grow to at least 5-6 meters (15-20&nbsp;ft) high at maturity {{Fact|date=May 2007}} and having secondary branches supported on a main stem or stems, called a [[trunk (botany)|trunk]]. Most trees exhibit clear [[apical dominance]], though this is not always the case.<ref> Mitchell, A. (1978). ''Trees of Britain & Northern Europe''. Harper Collins. London. ISBN 0-00-219213-6 </ref> Compared with most other plants, trees are long-lived, some of them getting to be several thousand years old and growing to up to 115 meters (375&nbsp;ft) high.

The game follows a trio of [[space marines]] who fought in an interstellar war: Casey (the [[player character]]), Ari ([[Tia Carrere]]) and Zack ([[Christian Bocher]]). The game opens, and the story begins, just as Casey has been brought [[resuscitation|back to life]] by his partners. After being in a horrible space accident, Casey's body was all but destroyed, and he is now only a [[brain]], grafted to a [[cyborg|small flying pod]] (a "Virtual Control Center"). In this new form, Casey possesses limited ability to interact with his environment, his only way to communicate being through a yes/no interface and by emitting light pulses. Upon awakening, Casey finds out that the war is over and that Ari and Zack have become pirates, stealing salvage from the war to survive. During a salvage mission, the trio crash into and are stranded on a derelict alien [[spacecraft]], which is on a collision course with a star. It is up to Casey to help his partners and explore the mystery of the Daedalus spaceship.

Trees are an important component of the natural landscape due to their prevention of [[erosion]] and the provision of a specific weather-sheltered [[ecosystem]] in and under their foliage. Trees, through the process of [[photosynthesis]], play an important role in producing [[oxygen]] and reducing [[carbon dioxide]] in the atmosphere; they also moderate ground temperatures through their shading effect. They are also significant elements in [[Landscape architecture|landscaping]] and [[agriculture]], both for their [[aesthetics|aesthetic]] appeal and their [[orchard]] crops (such as [[apple]]s). [[Wood]] from trees is a common [[building material]]. Trees also play an intimate role in many of the world's [[mythology|mythologies]] (see [[trees in mythology]]).

In order to save themselves, the trio must explore the huge alien ship and solve a large number of ''[[Myst]]''-like [[puzzles]], such as connecting colored laser-beams with mirrors, playing an advanced form of connect-the-dots with a computer interface, and one combat sequence, battling aliens called Krin. The puzzles are mixed with acting sequences from Carrere and Bocher, whose interaction with the player creates some light-hearted comedy. For example, during one mission, Bocher's Zack exclaims that the dead aliens on a ship near the beginning are "ugly." Carrere's Ari responds, "Why Zack, I always thought you found aliens quite... attractive." To which Zack says, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, I was drunk that night, you know that, and besides, you swore to me it was female."

==Classification==

[[Image:Raunkiaer.jpg|200px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]]

[[Image:TicinoTree.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A [[Sweet Chestnut]] tree in [[Ticino]], [[Switzerland]]]]

A tree is a plant form that occurs in many different [[order (biology)|orders]] and [[family (biology)|families]] of plants. Trees show a wide variety of growth forms, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, and reproductive organs.

The game is available for the [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]], [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]], and [[personal computer|PC]]. In the 3DO version, the video is full-screen; in the other two versions, the video is in a window inside of an organic interface. The PC version has quite a few bugs that have never been worked out. While the game wasn't a huge hit on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], it is still fondly remembered by some [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] gaming fans, as it was a part of the multimedia package that was included with the [[Macintosh Performa]] at the time.

The earliest trees were [[tree fern]]s and [[horsetail]]s, which grew in vast [[forest]]s in the [[Carboniferous]] Period; tree ferns still survive, but the only surviving horsetails are not of tree form. Later, in the [[Triassic]] Period, [[Pinophyta|conifers]], [[ginkgo]]s, [[cycad]]s and other [[gymnosperm]]s appeared, and subsequently [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Cretaceous]] Period. Most species of trees today are flowering plants ([[Angiosperms]]) and conifers. The listing below gives examples of many well-known trees and how they are typically classified.

It is said that Tia Carrere developed an oversensitivity to the color [[blue]] as a result of all the [[bluescreen]] filming involved in the game's production. According to Carrere in one interview, she specifically requested that her character be unable to be killed directly by the player.

A small group of trees growing together is called a [[grove (nature)|grove]] or '''copse''', and a landscape covered by a dense growth of trees is called a '''[[forest]]'''. Several [[biotope]]s are defined largely by the trees that inhabit them; examples are [[rainforest]] and [[taiga]] (see [[ecozone]]s). A landscape of trees scattered or spaced across grassland (usually grazed or burned over periodically) is called a '''[[savanna]]'''.

==MorphologyPlot==

[[Image:LeavessnipedaleThe Daedalus Encounter.jpg|350px|thumb|right|200px|Leaves are an important feature of trees. These are [[Beech]] leaves.]]

[[Image:WisconsinScenery.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Tree [[root]]s anchor the structure and provide [[water]] and [[nutrients]]. The ground has [[erosion|eroded]] away around the roots of this young [[Pine]] tree.]]The basic parts of a tree are the [[root]]s, [[trunk (botany)|trunk]](s), [[branch]]es, [[twig]]s and [[leaf|leaves]]. Tree stems consist mainly of support and transport tissues ([[xylem]] and [[phloem]]). [[Wood]] consists of ''xylem'' cells, and [[bark]] is made of ''phloem'' and other tissues external to the vascular cambium. Trees may be broadly grouped into ''exogenous'' and ''endogenous'' trees according to the way in which their [[stem]] diameter increases. Exogenous trees, which comprise the great majority of modern trees (all [[Pinophyta|conifer]]s, and all [[dicotyledon|broadleaf]] trees), grow by the addition of new wood outwards, immediately under the bark. Endogenous trees, mainly in the [[monocotyledon]]s (e.g., [[palm tree|palms]]), grow by addition of new material inwards.

==Disk 1==

As an exogenous tree grows, it creates [[growth ring]]s. Also known as annual rings, each set of light/dark rings is equivalent to one year of growth. In temperate climates, these are commonly visible due to changes in the rate of growth with temperature variation over an annual cycle. These rings can be counted to determine the age of the tree, and used to date cores or even wood taken from trees in the past; this practice is known as the science of [[dendrochronology]]. In some tropical regions with constant year-round climate, growth is continuous and distinct rings are not formed, so age determination is impossible. Age determination is also impossible in endogenous trees.

In [[outer space]], the year is 2135 and it is the six final days of the first [[interstellar war]] near [[Planet Beta Tranguli]]. Three [[spacecrafts]] fly past and Ari, flying one of them tells the others to maintain the formation and keep alert. She asks [[Casey]] if there's anything on the scanners, and the scanners instantly start showing high levels of [[activity]] in the area. Just then a number of [[Vakkar Spider Spaceships]] appear before them and the war begins. [[Zack]], Ari's parter, shoots at them using the [[lasers]] but the Vakkar spaceships just shoot back at them.

Casey starts shooting rocket [[missles]] at the ships and one of them gets hit with a massive explosion. However, the explosion causes part of the destroyed Vakkar ship to tumble through space towards them. Ari and Zack quickly [[eject]] themselves from their spacecraft just before the destroyed part of the Vakkar ship smashes into it. Unfortunately, Casey is also hit by the impact.

The roots of a tree are generally embedded in earth, providing anchorage for the above-ground [[biomass]] and absorbing [[water]] and [[nutrients]] from the [[soil]]. It should be noted, however, that while ground nutrients are essential to a tree's growth the majority of its biomass comes from carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere (see [[photosynthesis]]). Above ground, the trunk gives height to the leaf-bearing branches, aiding in competition with other plant species for [[sunlight]]. In many trees, the arrangement of the branches optimizes exposure of the leaves to sunlight.

Everything goes black. Ari's voice is heard coming from somewhere. Ari explains that the ejection pod was hit by the [[debris]]. Casey got hit pretty bad but he is being fixed up with life support and [[artificial senses]]. Zack tells Casey to hang in there and that he will be OK.

Not all trees have all the plant organs or parts mentioned above. For example, most palm trees are not branched, the [[Saguaro|saguaro cactus]] of North America has no functional leaves, [[tree fern]]s do not produce bark, etc. Based on their general shape and size, all of these are nonetheless generally regarded as trees. Indeed, sometimes size is the more important consideration. A plant form that is similar to a tree, but generally having smaller, multiple trunks and/or branches that arise near the ground, is called a [[shrub]]. However, no sharp differentiation between shrubs and trees is possible. Given their small size, [[bonsai]] plants would not technically be 'trees', but one should not confuse reference to the form of a species with the size or shape of individual specimens. A spruce seedling does not fit the definition of a tree, but all spruces are trees.

Two months later, Zack activates the audio link and starts the system. Ari tells him to switch on the normal [[interface]], and Zack replies, "You've got it." Ari explains to Casey that his mind has been placed a support [[mechanism]]. Zack interrupts and says, "She's trying to say you're a brain in a box, Case." Ari asks Zack if he could let her handle this, and Zack disappears offscreen. Ari allows Casey to have a look at himself — the shape of a machine, with two tubes moving up and down, simulating [[breath]]ing. Ari tells Casey that he may not look the same on the outside but she knows it is him on the inside; she then asks him to respond and if he can, he is to use the virtual interface in front of him to transmit a "yes". Casey responds "yes" and Ari is pleased that it works. Zack explains that the War is over; they destroyed another Vakkar ship causing the rest of the fleet to retreat. It put Ari and Zack out of a job but War is not an enjoyable job. Zack walks over to the controls and Ari explains how Casey is now on board the [[Artemis]], they are salvaging vessels in the [[wiktionary:Sector|Sector]] and that she and Zack cobbled it together with some transports. Zack adds that they also "borrowed" engines from a destroyer that was more powerful inside than outside, and that it seems only fair (where they see it) that there's a lot of [[cargo]] floating around out there, free for the taking. Ari says that they figured Casey was interested in joining them so Zack hardwired him into the ship systems. Zack tells Casey that it is good to have him back and adds in a calm to an action tone of voice, "So uh, what do you say guys? Let's do some hunting!"

==Champion trees==

The world's champion trees can be considered on several factors; height, trunk diameter or girth, total size, and age. It is significant that in each case, the top position is always held by a [[Pinophyta|conifer]], though a different species in each case; in most measures, the second to fourth places are also held by conifers.

50 hours later in the [[Draylak System]], the Artemis has finally picked up something on the scanners. Zack activates the [[view screens]] showing an abandoned [[freighter]] floating in space not far ahead of them. Ari tells Casey to activate his [[remote-controlled probe]] to help them get a better look at the derelick. Casey starts up the [[sub systems]], runs the [[diagnostics]] and [[deploys]] the [[probe]]. The probe glides ahead of the Artemis, freely, as if it is getting used to the functions. Zack asks what it feels like but Ari tells him to knock it off and explains to Casey the guiding system is pretty much [[automatic]] so he can concentrate on the job and that most other functions are up to him.

===Tallest trees===

The heights of the tallest trees in the world have been the subject of considerable dispute and much (often wild) exaggeration. Modern verified measurement with [[laser]] rangefinders combined with tape drop measurements made by tree climbers, carried out by the [http://www.nativetreesociety.org/ U.S. Eastern Native Tree Society] has shown that most older measuring methods and measurements are unreliable, often producing exaggerations of 5% to 15% above the real height. Historical claims of trees of {{m to ft|117|precision=0}}, {{m to ft|130|precision=0}}, and even {{m to ft|150|precision=0}}, are now largely disregarded as unreliable, fantasy or outright fraud. The following are now accepted as the top five tallest reliably measured species:

# [[Sequoia|Coast Redwood]] ''Sequoia sempervirens'': '''115.55&nbsp;m''' '''(379.1&nbsp;ft)''', [[Redwood National Park]], [[California]], [[United States]] <ref name=Sequoia_sempervirens>{{cite web |url=http://www.conifers.org/cu/se/index.htm |title=Gymnosperm Database Sequoia sempervirens |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=Hyperion, Redwood National Park, CA, 115.55 m }}</ref>

# [[Coast Douglas-fir]] ''Pseudotsuga menziesii'': '''{{m to ft|99.4|precision=1|abbr=yes}}''', Brummit Creek, [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos County]], [[Oregon]], United States <ref name=Pseudotsuga_menziesii>{{cite web |url=http://www.conifers.org/pi/ps/menziesii2.htm |title=Gymnosperm Database Pseudotsuga menziesii |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=The Brummit Fir: Height 99.4 m, dbh 354 cm, on E. Fork Brummit Creek in Coos County, Oregon; in 1998 (Robert Van Pelt e-mail 21-Apr-1998). This is the tallest known tree in the... }}</ref>

# [[Eucalyptus regnans|Australian Mountain-ash]] ''Eucalyptus regnans'': '''{{m to ft|97.0|precision=1|abbr=yes}}''', Styx Valley, [[Tasmania]], Australia <ref name=Eucalyptus_regnans>{{cite web |url=http://www.gianttrees.com.au/tall.htm |title=Ten Tallest Trees [of Tasmania] |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Tasmanian Giant Trees |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= Height (m): 97; Diameter (cm): 290; Volume (m3): 164; Species: E.regnans; Tree identification: TT326; Name: Icarus Dream; Location: Andromeda; Year last measured: 2005;}}</ref>

# [[Sitka Spruce]] ''Picea sitchensis'': '''{{m to ft|96.7|precision=1|abbr=yes}}''', [[Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park]], California, United States <ref name=Picea_sitchensis>{{cite web |url=http://www.conifers.org/pi/pic/sitchensis.htm |title=Gymnosperm Database Picea sitchensis |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=This tree also has a sign nearby proclaiming it to be 'the world's largest spruce.' The tallest two trees on record, 96.7 m and 96.4 m, are in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California... }}</ref>

# [[Sequoiadendron|Giant Sequoia]] ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'': '''{{m to ft|94.9|precision=1|abbr=yes}}''', Redwood Mountain Grove, [[Kings Canyon National Park]], California, United States <ref name=Sequoiadendron_giganteum>{{cite web |url=http://www.conifers.org/cu/se2/index.htm |title=Gymnosperm Database Sequoiadendron giganteum |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=The tallest known giant sequoia is a specimen 94.9 m tall, first measured Aug-1998 by Michael Taylor in the Redwood Mountain Grove, California... }}</ref>

[[Image:Sweet Chestnut Forest.jpg|thumb|A view of a tree from below; this may exaggerate apparent height]]

Outside, Casey almost collides with a large floating piece of space rock. As he approaches the freighter, Zack says that the [[collision avoidence]] seems to be working and Ari tells Casey to try the computer link and see how it works by running an [[I.D.]] check (analysis) on the freighter to see if the results can include the name of the [[ship]], and possibilities of the cargo. Casey runs the analysis and continues to approach the freighter. Zack tells him that he's coming up on some cargo [[door]] controls, and to use his [[laser torch]] on the upper right-hand [[switch]] to open the door. Ari warns Casey that Vakkar ships often used [[booby traps]] to keep way their hulks. Casey opens the door and continues through a second door into the cargo area. Ari tells him to activiate the [[floodlight]], but by doing so, a [[Vakkar corpse]] is revealed right in front of him. This makes Zack jump and Ari tells him that she thought he found [[Extraterrestrial life in popular culture|aliens]] quite... actractive. Zack insists that he was drunk that night and that she swore to him it was female. Ari laughs and tells Casey to get a good look around the freighter.

More about the coast redwood that is [http://users.telenet.be/sequoiadendron/en/sequoiasempervirens.html#tallesttree the tallest tree in the world].

Casey looks around and explores the cargo area of the freighter. It is mostly empty except for a number of bars twisting around the area. As explores the other end of the area, Zack notices a floating object. Casey comes up to it and Ari tells him to grab it. Casey activates his [[grapple-arm]], grabs the object and runs an analysis on it. Zack doesn't seem too pleased at the "nice [[souvenir]]" but Ari tells him that it is a [[Vakkar War Medal]] and that it belongs with the dead. She tells Casey to return to the Artemis as the freighter doesn't seem to contain any cargo that's valuable. Casey releases the medal and returns to the Artemis.

===Stoutest trees===

The girth ([[circumference]]) of a tree is much easier to measure than the height, as it is a simple matter of stretching a tape round the trunk, and pulling it taut to find the circumference. Despite this, UK tree author [[Alan Mitchell]] made the following comment about measurements of [[Taxus baccata|yew]] trees in the [[British Isles]]:

:"The aberrations of past measurements of yews are beyond belief. For example, the tree at Tisbury has a well-defined, clean, if irregular bole at least 1.5 m long. It has been found to have a girth which has dilated and shrunk in the following way: 11.28 m (1834 Loudon), 9.3 m (1892 Lowe), 10.67 m (1903 Elwes and Henry), 9.0 m (1924 E. Swanton), 9.45 m (1959 Mitchell) .... Earlier measurements have therefore been omitted".{{Fact|date=June 2007}}<!--From Mitchell's 1978 book or some other publication? Please use an the correct template from [[Category:Citation templates]]-->

On the way back, Zack tells Ari that they need to go further out and reminds her of some of the interesting times they had in the past, including the [[Mizar system]], and Ari asks him if he wants to go back to [[Mizar]], Zack replies, "Why not?" and Ari explains that it is too close to the Vakkar [[border]]. Casey re-enters the [[probe bay]] and Ari welcomes him. Zack decides to take a [[vote]] for going to Mizar, but no one answers and Zack tells Ari that no one patrols out there, and that there could be some tasty salvage. Ari gets annoyed with Zack talking her into things like this and Zack talks her into somehting else and asks Casey if he would like to go Mizar. Casey responds yes and Ari, out-voted, decides to go with it. Zack checks the Scanner and says that they have a nice clear termious with one hundred and ninety million clicks at the point and Ari says, "Let's do it." The Artemis reverses, positions itself and suddenly accelarates to speeds near to that of [[light]] and disappears into space.

As a general standard, tree girth is taken at 'breast height' ('''gbh'''); this is defined differently in different situations, with most [[forestry|foresters]] measuring girth at {{convert|1.3|m|in|0|sp=us}} above ground, while [[ornamental plant|ornamental tree]] measurers usually measure at {{convert|1.5|m|in|0|sp=us}} above ground; in most cases this makes little difference to the measured girth. In the United States, measurements are mostly done at a height of {{convert|1.3|m|in|0|sp=us}}, while in the United Kingdom this is mostly done at {{convert|1.5|m|in|0|sp=us}}. On sloping ground, the "above ground" reference point is usually taken as the highest point on the ground touching the trunk, but some use the average between the highest and lowest points of ground. Some of the inflated old measurements may have been taken at ground level. Some past exaggerated measurements also result from measuring the complete next-to-bark measurement, pushing the tape in and out over every crevice and buttress.

Somewhere further out into space, the Artemis reappears, still moving very fast. An object in the shape pair of [[tongs]] comes into view and Zack quickly tells Ari to pull out as the Artemis is going straight at it. The Artemis changes direction, but not quickly enough, resulting in the Artmemis crashing and boucing off part of the object, getting caught on a row of sharp parts, bouncing off the middle and moving backwards on another part and coming to a sudden halt, causing Ari and Zack to lose [[consciousness]] and for the power systems on board the Artemis to start failing.

Modern trends are to cite the tree's [[diameter]] rather than the circumference; this is obtained by dividing the measured circumference by [[pi|π]]; it assumes the trunk is circular in cross-section (an oval or irregular cross-section would result in a mean diameter slightly greater than the assumed circle). This is cited as '''dbh''' ([[diameter at breast height]]) in tree literature.

Casey quickly runs the diagnostics and a [[puzzle]] appears. After connecting the four power systems, the power is restored and the [[life support]] comes back online again. Ari wakes up and checks the systems. Zack also wakes up and realizes that they have crashed. Ari blames him for saying that the position was clear but Zack replies that the ''scanner'' said that, and that they only pick up metal and rock and that the object must be made of something else. Ari runs some [[instrument checks]] to see what kind of [[damage]] they've sustained and realizes that every one of their drive systems are down, even the [[thrusters]]. Zack tells Ari that the bad news is that the object they've crashed on to is heading directly for the [[Sun]], and that it is taking them with it. Without the thrusters, there's no getting off the object. Ari tells Zack to send a [[distress call]] as the [[short-ranged communication]] is still working and Zack incredulusly asks her if she thinks the object could be a ship. Ari says that she doesn't know but whoever or whatever is on board could help them. Zack sends the distress signal and Casey runs an analysis on the object at Ari's instructions. The results of the analysis show the [[mass]] and [[evidence]] that the object could indeed be a ship, but the name and the cargo are unknown. Zack tells Ari that the distress call resulted in a bad error. Ari decides that either they figure how to alter the course, "... or we're toast," finishes Zack, and Ari says that have four hours. She gets up and tells Casey to activate his probe to see what they are dealing with out there.

A further problem with measuring [[baobab]]s ''Adansonia'' is that these trees store large amounts of [[water]] in the very soft wood in their trunks. This leads to marked variation in their girth over the year, swelling to a maximum at the end of the rainy season, minimum at the end of the dry season. Although baobabs have some of the highest girth measurements of any trees, no accurate measurements are currently available, but probably do not exceed 10-11 meter (33&ndash;36&nbsp;ft) diameter.

Casey activiates the probe in the same way as before and probe bay doors open. Ari tells Casey to be careful and he moves out and sees the Sun in the distance and turns around, showing the Artemis damaged rather badly. Casey moves on and goes behind the massive unknown ship and sees the power system that is moving the ship. Zack and Ari comment about what they are seeing and talk about other events that occurred in the past as Casey passes a large object in the shape of a [[microphone]] on a gigantic stand, a huge glass-like [[dome]] and smaller domes the same colour as the ship. As Casey goes around the first dome, Ari spots a hole in the side of it and tells Casey to hold his position as she and Zack are joining him. Zack doesn't expect this but agrees as they don't have much of a choice, and says, "All right, let's suit up."

An addition problem lies in cases where multiple trunks grow together, even from a single tree or from multiple. A good example of the difficulty of such cases is the [[Árbol del Tule]], an 11.42 meter (37.5&nbsp;ft) diameter [[Taxodium mucronatum|Montezuma Cypress]] ''Taxodium mucronatum'' in [[Oaxaca]], [[Mexico]]. Whether or not it is comprised of multiple trunks has long been a source of controversy. It is now known to be genetically a single organism (Dorado et al, 1996), but whether it is a single trunk or simply fused trunks/branches is not known[http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/475.pdf]{{Verify source|date=June 2007}}<!--Link not working correctly June 10, 2007-->. The [[Sacred Fig]] is another notorious example of this. A single tree can have hundreds of trunks, leading to diameter measurements of hundreds of meters[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/science/hartesveldt/chap2.htm].

He and Ari leave the Artemis and fly out to the small dome where Casey is waiting for them by the massive hole. Zack confirms that the object is definitely a ship. Ari states that is no sign of crew as they must have [[evacuated]] the section. Zack adds they could've been blown out by [[decompression]]. Ari tells Casey that they can't see much; Casey drops inside and activates his floodlight. Zack, followed by Ari, also drop down into the hole. Whilst looking around, Zack breaks off part of a dead alien hanging from the ceiling and Ari finds a round object in the wall, which could be door, in the shape of a [[circle]]. Zack moves to blast it with his [[laser gun]], but Ari stops him saying that it could decompress the entire ship, and adds that if they get through quickly enough and reseal it the ship should [[cycle]] back to normal. Unable to find a way to open the door, Ari tells Casey to give it a try. Casey easily opens the door using [[light pulses]] and Ari, Zack and he proceed to the next room, and the door closes behind them.

The stoutest single-trunk species in diameter, excluding baobabs, are:

# [[Jequitibá]] ''Cariniana excelsa Casar.'': '''{{m to ft|10.5|precision=1|abbr=yes}}''' (http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/science/hartesveldt/chap2.htm){{Verify source}}<!--This ref needs to be rechecked, I couldn't find this infomation on that URL-->

# [[Sequoiadendron|Giant Sequoia]] ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'': '''{{m to ft|8.85|precision=1|abbr=yes}}<!--Source unit was cm, converted to meters for consistenty-->''', [[General Grant tree]], [[Grant Grove]], California, United States <ref name=Sequoiadendron_giganteum2>{{cite web |url=http://www.conifers.org/cu/se2/index.htm |title=Gymnosperm Database Sequoiadendron giganteum |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=...the General Grant tree in Kings Canyon National Park, CA, which is 885 cm dbh and 81.1 m tall.... }}</ref>

# [[Sequoia|Coast Redwood]] ''Sequoia sempervirens'': '''{{m to ft|7.44|precision=1|abbr=yes}}''', Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, United States <!--<ref>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>([http://www.conifers.org/cu/se/index.htm Gymnosperm Database]) This source does not have this infomation. New source needed. Therefore...---> {{Fact|date=June 2007}}

# [[Kauri]] ''Agatha australis'': '''{{m to ft|7.25|precision=1|abbr=yes}}'''<!--23.8 ft is the sourced unit. Swapped unit order for consistency--> , Mercury Bay, New Zealand <ref name=Agatha_australis>{{cite web |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/science/hartesveldt/chap2.htm |title=The Giant Sequoia of the Sierra Nevada (Chapter 2) |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=United States NATIONAL PARK SERVICE |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= Agathis australis Salisb. One specimen, now destroyed, at Mercury Bay, New Zealand, measured 23.8 ft in diameter, and the first branch was 80 ft above the ground. Estimates, on unknown basis, put its age at 4000 years.}}</ref>

# ''[[Eucalyptus obliqua]]'': '''{{m to ft|6.72|precision=1|abbr=yes}}<!--672 cm original unit-->''' , Reynolds Falls Nature Reserve, [[Tasmania]], Australia <ref name=Eucalyptus_obliqua>{{cite web |url=http://www.gianttrees.com.au/massive.htm |title=Tasmania's ten most massive giants |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Tasmanian Giant Trees |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= Height (m): 61; Diameter (cm): 672; Volume (m3): 341; Species: E.obliqua; Tree identification: TT360; Name:-- ; Location: Reynolds Falls Nature Reserve; Year last measured: 2005;}}</ref> (E. regnans has similarly large diameters)

# [[Western Redcedar]]: ''Thuja plicata'', '''{{m to ft|5.94|precision=1|abbr=yes}}''', [[Lake Quinault]], [[Washington]] (Van Pelt, 2001<!--This needs to be better referenced in the reference section, please use an the correct template from [[Category:Citation templates]]-->)

Zack states that they are now stuck in the room. Ari walks away and floats up to a device high on the wall, which has pressure coming out of it. Ari drops back to the ground and tells Zack that the ship is cycling back to normal. Zack isn't convinced but Ari states that there's [[oxygen]] and other air levels that are breathable — making human life [[sustainable]] inside the ship. Zack opens the [[helmet section]] of his [[spacesuit]] and breathes the air. Ari does the same. Zack removes his spacesuit but Ari tells him to keep to the [[standard procedure]]. Zack convinces her saying that they're not in [[Terror Fleet]] anymore and that they'll make better time without the spacesuits. Ari hopes they won't end up regretting this and removes hers.

[[Charles Darwin]] reported finding ''[[Fitzroya|Fitzroya cupressoides]]'' with trunk circumferences of up to 40 meters (130&nbsp;ft)[http://www.conifers.org/cu/fi/index.htm], implying a diameter of about 12 meters (40&nbsp;ft), but this may be an anomaly as the largest known measurements are about 4.5 meters (15&nbsp;ft).[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/science/hartesveldt/chap2.htm]

Zack approaches the nearby wall that unexpectedly disappears revealing a huge green live alien, badly wounded but monstrous. Ari and Zack point their laser guns at it and Ari realizes what the reason is for the large hole in the previous room — the ship has been invaded by [[Krin]], flying [[piranha]]-like aliens that are very deadly, and there could thousands of them around the ship. A small coloured light appears on the alien's head alarming Zack but making Ari reckon that it is one of the ways they communicate. The alien breathes its last and dies. Zack realizes how much danger they are in and he, Ari and Casey, laser guns at the ready, explore the room. They come to halt by a partly-opened door with an alien similar to first one stuck halfway through the door. Ari and Zack try to open the door but it doesn't give. Zack says that Casey can make it though, Ari agrees and Casey moves through a gap in the door, leading into two massive sections of a room full of three sets of holes on two rows. It is the [[Crew Quarters]].

===Largest trees===

The largest trees in total [[volume]] are those which are both tall and of large diameter, and in particular, which hold a large diameter high up the trunk. Measurement is very complex, particularly if branch volume is to be included as well as the trunk volume, so measurements have only been made for a small number of trees, and generally only for the trunk. No attempt has ever been made to include [[root]] volume.

In the section that the entrance door is in, Casey approaches the set of three holes that's on the bottom row, second set to the left of the door. Casey enters the top left hole, and is attacked by a live alien, smaller than the first two. Casey shoots it in the eyes with his laser, killing it. Casey runs an analysis on the alien and the round purple and white object it has dropped. It is an [[orb]]. Casey picks it up with his grapple-arm and exits the hole. Outside the Crew Quarters, Ari calls to Casey that they must keep moving. Casey exits the Crew Quarters and Ari and Zack notice that he has found something. Casey presents the orb to Ari and Zack and they instantly find it has great importance. Zack puts it in a bag attached to his suit and is positive that they will get out of their current situation.

The top four species measured<ref name=TopVolume>{{cite web |url=http://www.conifers.org/topics/biggest.htm |title=Gymnosperm Database: A Tale of Big Tree Hunting In California |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=(Sequoiadendron giganteum), is 55,040 cubic feet,...(Sequoia sempervirens) at 36,890 cubic feet...Thuja plicata 17,650 cu ft 500 m3... Agathis australis ca. 15,000 cu ft 400 m3 ... }}</ref> so far are:

# [[Sequoiadendron|Giant Sequoia]] ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'': '''1,489 m³ (55,040&nbsp;cu&nbsp;ft)''', [[General Sherman (tree)|General Sherman]]<ref name=TopVolume/>

# [[Sequoia|Coast Redwood]] ''Sequoia sempervirens'': '''1,045&nbsp;m³ (36,890&nbsp;cu&nbsp;ft)''', Del Norte Titan tree <ref name=TopVolume/>

# [[Thuja plicata|Western Redcedar]] ''Thuja plicata'': '''500&nbsp;m³ (17,650&nbsp;cu&nbsp;ft )''', [[:Image:QuinaultLakeCedar 7274c.jpg|Quinault Lake Redcedar]]<ref name=TopVolume/>

# [[Agathis australis|Kauri]] ''Agathis australis'': circa '''400&nbsp;m³ (15,000&nbsp;cu&nbsp;ft)''', [[Tane Mahuta]] tree<ref name=TopVolume/> (total volume, including branches, 516.7&nbsp;m³/18,247&nbsp;cu&nbsp;ft)<ref name=TopVolume/>

However, the [[Fitzroya|Alerce]] ''Fitzroya cupressoides'', as yet un-measured, may well slot in at third or fourth place, and [[Taxodium mucronatum|Montezuma Cypress]] ''Taxodium mucronatum'' and other giants are also likely to be high in the list. The largest [[angiosperm]] tree is a [[Eucalyptus regnans|Mountain Ash]] (''Eucalyptus regnans'') in [[Tasmania]], known as the 'Two Towers' tree, with a volume of 430 cubic meters (15,185&nbsp;cu&nbsp;ft)<ref name=Two_towers>{{cite web |url=http://www.gianttrees.com.au/massive.htm |title=Tasmania's ten most massive giants |accessdate=2007-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Tasmanian Giant Trees |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= Height (m): 75; Diameter (cm): 580; Volume (m3): 430; Species: E.regnans; Tree identification: TT38; Name:Two Towers; Location: Jacques Road; Year last measured: 2006;}}</ref>.

[[Alternate Sequence:]] If Casey leaves the Crew Quarters without the orb, Ari will ask him if he saw anything that looked like [[Navigational Controls]]. If Casey reponds "no", the game continues normally. If Casey responds "yes", Ari and Zack become determained to open the partly-opened door (see Alternate Endings).

===Oldest trees===

The [[list of long-living organisms|oldest]] trees are determined by growth rings, which can be seen if the tree is cut down or in cores taken from the edge to the center of the tree. Accurate determination is only possible for trees which produce growth rings, generally those which occur in seasonal climates; trees in uniform non-seasonal tropical climates grow continuously and do not have distinct growth rings. It is also only possible for trees which are solid to the center of the tree; many very old trees become hollow as the dead [[Wood#Heartwood and sapwood|heartwood]] decays away. For some of these species, age estimates have been made on the basis of extrapolating current growth rates, but the results are usually little better than guesswork or wild speculation. White (1998)<ref> White, J. (1990). ''Estimating the Age of Large and Veteran Trees in Britain''. Forestry Commission. Edinburgh. </ref> proposes a method of estimating the age of large and veteran trees in the [[United Kingdom]] through the correlation between a tree's stem diameter, growth character and age.

Ari decides that they had better try another door and Zack agrees. They walk towards the opposite door, but as they approach, it opens by itself. Ari says that she thought Casey was the only one who could open the doors. Zack replies that it is probably because other doors needed Casey to [[override]] the [[walking mechanism]] because of the decompression. The door, like most of the doors inside the ship, are, in fact, automatic, meaning that they will open when approached. Casey glides into the room, floats over a few large round-shaped objects looking like [[sinks]] that are full of [[water]] and stops in front of a [[mirror]]. Zack stops in front of one of the objects, thinks it to be a sink a drinks some of the water. Ari pulls a nearby lever and Zack realizes that the object is actually a [[toilet]]. Ari laughs and jokes that she thought it was a sink and jokes that she is thirsty as they exit the room. Humiliated, Zack argues that it wasn't intentional and asks if they can go now. Ari offers for him to go first, but can't stop laughing, neither can Casey, whom Zack knocks with the back of his fist. Casey shakes off the dizziness and moves forwards after Zack to the final door in the room, which opens at their approach.

The verified oldest measured ages are ([http://www.conifers.org/topics/oldest.htm Gymnosperm Database]):

# [[Great Basin Bristlecone Pine]] ''Pinus longaeva'': 4844 years

# [[Fitzroya|Alerce]] ''Fitzroya cupressoides'': 3622 years

# [[Sequoiadendron|Giant Sequoia]] ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'': 3266 years

# [[Lagarostrobos|Huon-pine]] ''Lagarostrobos franklinii'': 2500 years

# [[Rocky Mountains Bristlecone Pine]] ''Pinus aristata'': 2435 years

One of the krin and two large aliens, badly wounded and dead, lie in the corridor. Air and Zack explain their opinions to each other and Ari concludes they could be a peaceful race. Up ahead, another door awaits them. This one, however, is in the shape of a [[hexagon]]. It also opens at their approach but in different way to how the circular doors open. Ari and Zack proceed to the next room which is much larger than any of the previous rooms. The door closes behind them and Zack identifies the room as a [[Central Hub]]. It seems [[reinforced]] and could keep the krin out. More hexagonal doors are positioned around the Hub which have [[symbols]] on them, which, according to Ari, could tell them what's on the other side.

Other species suspected of reaching exceptional age include [[Taxus baccata|European Yew]] ''Taxus baccata'' (probably over 3000 years) and [[Western Redcedar]] ''Thuja plicata''.

Casey moves around the Central Hub and examines the blue ray of light in the centre of the Hub coming from the ceiling, which has a beautiful [[fountain]] of white lights continuously coming up in a beautiful shape. The doors themselves have a different number of lines making up the symbols, possibly stating what door number they are. Ari tells Casey that they can't come up with anything, all the doors are sealed and that she and Zack need his help to open them. They start with the door to the left of the door they came in. The door they came in has a straight red line running down the centre of it like the letter "I". The door that Casey proceeds to, has two yellow lines crossing each other in the shape of the letter "X". The colour stating the door colour, otherwise known as "the Yellow Door". Casey runs an analysis on the door, saves the code in six numbers (as the order that the door symbols appear on the [[lock]] of the door), as the number of lines in each symbol) stating the door number.

The oldest verified age for an angiosperm tree is 2293 years for the [[Sri Maha Bodhi]] [[Sacred Fig]] (''Ficus religiosa'') planted in [[288 BC]] at [[Anuradhapura]], [[Sri Lanka]]; this is also the oldest human-planted tree with a known planting date.

Casey uses the yellow light pulses on the door lock and the lock opens revealing a second puzzle. After filling up every line in the centre hexagon by rotating the outer symbols, the lock closes and the door opens. As Ari and Zack proceed through the corridor, Ari tells Zack to "Stay left." Zack tells Ari that she's giving a lot of orders for a [[civilian]] and Ari states that she [[out-ranks]] him but Zack corrects her saying that she ''did'' out-rank him. Ari says that everything she got she earned the hard way. Casey glides on ahead of them as they continue the conversation about obeying and disobeying orders. Zack makes Ari understand that if he takes an order from her, it is because he ''chooses'' to.

==Trees in culture==

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The tree has been and still is a popular cultural symbol in most of the world. Common icons are the [[World tree]], for instance [[Yggdrasil]], and the [[tree of life]]. The tree often represents nature or the environment itself. A tree can also symbolize [[investment]] for humans, and is featured in insignia of some banks, for instance [[Swedbank]].

The circular door ahead of them opens and reveals a circular room which contains two more circular doors and a number of devices on the walls releasing air pressure. Ari decides to try the door on the left and Zack ''chooses'' to follow. The door opens and Ari and Zack enter into a room with dark pink walls and a dark pink floor. Casey goes further into the room and hovers over a red [[table]]-like [[platform]] in the shape of a circle. Something isn't right in the room and Zack hears something. Laser guns at the ready, Ari and Zack turn upwards to where the sound is coming from. Ari says aloud that it is krin and she and Zack get down, only to hear the krin but not see them. Ari realizes that the krin can't see them. They are using the [[air ducts]] to get around the ship, and they could be everywhere. Zack sarcastically says "Oh that, that's great! That's just terrific!" And adds that it is a little too close for comfort. Ari agrees and they quickly exit the room.

==Major tree genera==

=== Flowering plants (Magnoliophyta; angiosperms) ===

====Dicotyledons (Magnoliopsida; broadleaf or hardwood trees)====

* [[Altingiaceae]] ([[Sweetgum]] family)

** [[Sweetgum]], ''Liquidambar'' species

* [[Anacardiaceae]] ([[Cashew]] family)

** [[Cashew]], ''Anacardium occidentale''

** [[Mango]], ''Mangifera indica'' [[Image:NamadgiTree.jpg|thumb|''Eucalyptus niphophila'' in [[Namadgi National Park]]]]

** [[Pistachio]], ''Pistacia vera''

** [[Sumac]], ''Rhus'' species

** [[Toxicodendron|Lacquer tree]], ''Toxicodendron verniciflua''

*[[Annonaceae]] ([[Custard apple]] family)

** [[Cherimoya]] ''Annona cherimola''

** [[Custard apple]] ''Annona reticulata''

** [[Pawpaw]] ''Asimina triloba''

** [[Soursop]] ''Annona muricata''

* [[Apocynaceae]] ([[Dogbane]] family)

** [[Pachypodium]] ''Pachypodium'' species

* [[Aquifoliaceae]] ([[Holly]] family)

**[[Holly]], ''Ilex'' species

* [[Araliaceae]] ([[Hedera|Ivy]] family)

** [[Kalopanax]], ''Kalopanax pictus'' [[Image:birchandmaple.jpg|thumb|[[Birch]] tree (foreground) and [[maple]] tree (background) in fall.]]

* [[Betulaceae]] ([[Birch]] family)

** [[Alder]], ''Alnus'' species

** [[Birch]], ''Betula'' species

** [[Hornbeam]], ''Carpinus'' species

** [[Hazel]], ''Corylus'' species

*[[Bignoniaceae]] (family)

**[[Catalpa]], ''Catalpa'' species

* [[Cactaceae]] ([[Cactus]] family)

** [[Saguaro]], ''Carnegiea gigantea''

* [[Cannabaceae]] ([[Cannabis (genus)|Cannabis]] family)

** [[Hackberry]], ''Celtis'' species

* [[Cornaceae]] ([[Dogwood]] family)

** [[Dogwood]], ''Cornus'' species

* [[Dipterocarpaceae]] family

** [[Garjan]] ''Dipterocarpus'' species

** [[Sal]] ''Shorea'' species

* [[Ebenaceae]] ([[Persimmon]] family)

** [[Diospyros|Persimmon]], ''Diospyros'' species

* [[Ericaceae]] ([[Heath]] family)

** [[Arbutus]], ''Arbutus'' species

* [[Eucommiaceae]] ([[Eucommia]] family)

** [[Eucommia]] ''Eucommia ulmoides ''

* [[Fabaceae]] ([[Pea]] family)

** [[Acacia]], ''Acacia'' species

** [[Honey locust]], ''Gleditsia triacanthos''

** [[Black locust]], ''Robinia pseudoacacia''

** [[Laburnum]], ''Laburnum'' species

** [[Caesalpinia echinata|Pau Brasil]], Brazilwood, ''Caesalpinia echinata''

* [[Fagaceae]] ([[Beech]] family )

** [[Chestnut]], ''Castanea'' species

** [[Beech]], ''Fagus'' species

** [[Southern beech]], ''Nothofagus'' species

** [[Tanoak]], ''Lithocarpus densiflorus''

** [[Oak]], ''Quercus'' species

* [[Fouquieriaceae]] ([[Boojum tree|Boojum]] family)

** [[Boojum tree|Boojum]], ''Fouquieria columnaris''

* [[Hamamelidaceae]] ([[Witch-hazel]] family)

** [[Parrotia persica|Persian Ironwood]], ''Parrotia persica''

* [[Juglandaceae]] ([[Walnut]] family)

** [[Walnut]], ''Juglans'' species

** [[Hickory]], ''Carya'' species

** [[Wingnut]], ''Pterocarya'' species

* [[Lauraceae]] ([[Bay laurel|Laurel]] family)

** [[Cinnamon]] ''Cinnamomum zeylanicum''

** [[Bay Laurel]] ''Laurus nobilis''

** [[Avocado]] ''Persea americana''

* [[Lecythidaceae]] ([[Lecythidaceae|Paradise nut]] family)

** [[Brazil Nut]] ''Bertholletia excelsa''

* [[Lythraceae]] [[Loosestrife]] family

** [[Crape-myrtle]] ''Lagerstroemia'' species

* [[Magnoliaceae]] ([[Magnolia]] family)

** [[Liriodendron|Tulip tree]], ''Liriodendron'' species

** [[Magnolia]], ''Magnolia'' species

* [[Malvaceae]] ([[Mallow]] family; including [[Tilia]]ceae and [[Bombacaceae]]) [[Image:Baobab Kruger 2003.jpg|right|thumb|Baobab tree in South-Africa.]]

** [[Baobab]], ''Adansonia'' species

** [[Silk-cotton tree]], ''Bombax'' species

** [[Brachychiton|Bottletree]]s, ''Brachychiton'' species

** [[Kapok]], ''Ceiba pentandra''

** [[Durian]], ''Durio zibethinus''

** [[Balsa]], ''Ochroma lagopus''

** [[Cacao]] ([[cocoa]]), ''Theobroma cacao''

** [[Tilia|Linden]] (Basswood, Lime), ''Tilia'' species

* [[Meliaceae]] ([[Mahogany]] family)

** [[Neem]], ''Azadirachta indica''

** [[Bead tree]], ''Melia azedarach''

** [[Mahogany]], ''Swietenia mahagoni''

* [[Moraceae]] ([[Mulberry]] family) [[Image:Applebox.JPG|thumb|right|''[[Eucalyptus|Eucalyptus bridgesiana]]'' on [[Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory]].]]

** [[Ficus|Fig]], ''Ficus'' species

** [[Mulberry]], ''Morus'' species

* [[Myristicaceae]] ([[Nutmeg]] family)

** [[Nutmeg]], ''Mysristica fragrans''

* [[Myrtaceae]] ([[Myrtle]] family)

** [[Eucalyptus]], ''Eucalyptus'' species

** [[Myrtle]], ''Myrtus'' species

** [[Guava]], ''Psidium guajava'' [[Image:Davidia1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Nyssaceae]]: ''a [[Dove tree]] in flower'']]

* [[Nyssaceae]] ([[Tupelo]] family; sometimes included in [[Cornaceae]])

** [[Tupelo]], ''Nyssa'' species

** [[Dove tree]], ''Davidia involucrata''

* [[Oleaceae]] ([[Olive]] family)

** [[Olive]], ''Olea europaea''

** [[Ash tree|Ash]], ''Fraxinus'' species

*[[Paulownia]]ceae ([[Paulownia]] family)

**[[Paulownia|Foxglove Tree]], ''Paulownia'' species

* [[Platanaceae]] ([[Platanus|Plane]] family)

** [[Platanus|Plane]], ''Platanus'' species

* [[Rhizophoraceae]] ([[Mangrove]] family)

** Red Mangrove, ''Rhizophora mangle''

* [[Rosaceae]] ([[Rose]] family)

** [[Rowan]]s, [[Whitebeam]]s, [[Sorbus|Service Trees]] ''Sorbus'' species

** [[Crataegus|Hawthorn]], ''Crataegus'' species

** [[Pear]], ''Pyrus'' species

** [[Malus|Apple]], ''Malus'' species

** [[Almond]], ''Prunus dulcis''

** [[Peach]], ''Prunus persica''

** [[Apricot]], ''Prunus armeniaca''

** [[Plum]], ''Prunus domestica''

** [[Cherry]], ''Prunus'' species

* [[Rubiaceae]] ([[Bedstraw]] family)

** [[Coffea|Coffee]], ''Coffea'' species

* [[Rutaceae]] ([[Rue]] family)

** [[Citrus]], ''Citrus'' species

** [[Cork-tree]], ''Phellodendron'' species

** [[Tetradium|Euodia]], ''Tetradium'' species

* [[Salicaceae]] ([[Willow]] family)

** [[Aspen]], ''Populus'' species

** [[Poplar]], ''Populus'' species

** [[Willow]], ''Salix'' species

[[Image:yellowmaple.jpg|thumb|Yellow [[maple]] in fall.]]

* [[Sapindaceae]] (including [[Aceraceae]], [[Aesculus|Hippocastanaceae]]) ([[Soapberry]] family)

** [[Maple]], ''Acer'' species

** [[Aesculus|Buckeye, Horse-chestnut]], ''Aesculus'' species

** [[Mexican Buckeye]], ''Ungnadia speciosa''

** [[Lychee]], ''Litchi sinensis''

** [[Koelreuteria|Golden rain tree]], ''Koelreuteria''

* [[Sapotaceae]] ([[Sapodilla]] family)

**[[Argan]], ''Argania spinosa''

** [[Gutta-percha]], ''Palaquium'' species

** [[Tambalacoque]], or "dodo tree", ''Sideroxylon grandiflorum'', previously ''Calvaria major''

* [[Simaroubaceae]] family

** [[Ailanthus|Tree of heaven]], ''Ailanthus'' species

* [[Theaceae]] ([[Camellia]] family)

** [[Gordonia]], ''Gordonia'' species

** [[Stewartia]], ''Stewartia'' species

* [[Thymelaeaceae]] ([[Thymelaea]] family)

** [[Ramin]], ''Gonystylus'' species

* [[Ulmaceae]] ([[Elm]] family)

** [[Elm]], ''Ulmus'' species

** [[Zelkova]], ''Zelkova'' species

* [[Verbenaceae]] family

** [[Teak]], ''Tectona'' species

Casey leads them to the next door which leads into a much larger room. Zack recognises the machinery and identifies the room as an [[engine room]]. Ari seems pleased but Zack isn't convinced. Ari tells Zack that she ''is'' surprised, and suggests that they split up and look around, also telling Casey to check the left corridor.

====Monocotyledons (Liliopsida)====

[[Image:1859-Martinique.web.jpg|right|thumb|Coconut Palm, a monocotyledonous tree.]]

* [[Agavaceae]] ([[Agave]] family)

** [[Cabbage tree (New Zealand)|Cabbage tree]], ''Cordyline australis''

** [[Dragon tree]], ''Dracaena draco''

** [[Joshua tree]], ''[[Yucca]] brevifolia''

* [[Arecaceae]] (Palmae) ([[Arecaceae|Palm]] family)

** [[Areca]] Nut, ''Areca catechu''

** [[Coconut]] ''Cocos nucifera''

** [[Date Palm]], ''Phoenix dactylifera''

** [[Chusan Palm]], ''Trachycarpus fortunei''

* [[Poaceae]] ([[grass]] family)

** [[Bamboo]]s Poaceae subfamily Bambusoideae

* Note that [[banana]] 'trees' are not actually trees; they are not woody nor is the stalk perennial.

==Disk 2==

=== Conifers (Pinophyta; softwood trees)===

Casey turns around and glides down the left corridor, which has a large pipe running down it — only to come to a dead end. Casey turns around again and goes back down the corridor, noticing large red disks on one of the walls. Ari walks back along the pipe towards the engine room in opposing corridor, telling Zack that there's nothing around that side of the room. Zack replies that he didn't see anything like the Nav Console, but something like a big [[hot tub]]. Suddenly, a krin comes flying out of the air duct above them and spits on Zack, knocking him out. Ari crushes the krin to death and drags Zack towards the engine room.

* [[Araucariaceae]] ([[Araucaria]] family)

** [[Araucaria]], ''Araucaria'' species

** [[Agathis|Kauri]], ''Agathis'' species

** [[Wollemia]], ''Wollemia nobilis''

* [[Cupressaceae]] (Cypress family)

** [[Cupressus|Cypress]], ''Cupressus'' species

** [[Chamaecyparis|Cypress]], ''Chamaecyparis'' species

** [[Juniper]], ''Juniperus'' species

** [[Fitzroya|Alerce]] or Patagonian cypress, ''Fitzroya cupressoides''

** [[Cryptomeria|Sugi]], ''Cryptomeria japonica''

** [[Sequoia|Coast Redwood]], ''Sequoia sempervirens''

** [[Sequoiadendron|Giant Sequoia]], ''Sequoiadendron giganteum''

** [[Metasequoia|Dawn Redwood]], ''Metasequoia glyptostroboides''

** [[Thuja plicata|Western Redcedar]] ''Thuja plicata''

** [[Taxodium|Bald Cypress]], ''Taxodium'' species

* [[Pinaceae]] ([[Pine]] family)

** [[Pinus classification|White pine]], ''Pinus'' species

** [[Pinus classification|Pinyon pine]], ''Pinus'' species

** [[Pine]], ''Pinus'' species

** [[Spruce]], ''Picea'' species

** [[Larch]], ''Larix'' species

** [[Douglas-fir]], ''Pseudotsuga'' species

** [[Fir]], ''Abies'' species

** [[Cedar]], ''Cedrus'' species

* [[Podocarpaceae]] ([[Yellowwood]] family)

** [[Afrocarpus|African Yellowwood]], ''Afrocarpus falcatus''

** [[Podocarpus totara|Totara]], ''Podocarpus totara''

** [[Prumnopitys ferruginea|Miro]], ''Prumnopitys ferruginea''

** [[Dacrycarpus dacrydioides|Kahikatea]], ''Dacrycarpus dacrydioides''

** [[Dacrydium cupressinum|Rimu]], ''Dacrydium cupressinum''

* [[Sciadopitys|Sciadopityaceae]],

** [[Sciadopitys|Kusamaki]], ''Sciadopitys'' species

* [[Taxaceae]] ([[Taxus|Yew]] family)

** [[Taxus|Yew]], ''Taxus'' species

More krin come out of the air ducts and notice Ari and Zack at the other side of the engine room and give chase. Ari drags Zack down another corridor (that was seen when they entered the engine room) towards a another room in the shape of a [[shaft]]. The krin almost catch up to them but the door closes just after Casey enters the shaft. One of the krin, however, makes it through but is sliced in half by the door. It slides onto the platform that Ari and Zack are on just as Zack wakes up — only faint again when he sees the badly injured krin. Ari readies her laser gun, and the krin dies. The platform starts to rise and Ari realizes that it's an [[elevator]]. She talks to Casey about the [[training]] that she and Zack went through, how they couldn't wait to get into a real war, how they've all changed, including why Casey can't speak anymore due to a [[speech]] [[interpolation]] system when Ari and Zack pulled Casey from the lab. Ari apologizes to Casey for being in such a hurry and promises him that she will find someone that can build him a voice.

=== Ginkgos (Ginkgophyta)===

* [[Ginkgo]]aceae ([[Ginkgo]] family)

** [[Ginkgo]], ''Ginkgo biloba''

Zack wakes up again and kicks the dead krin off the elevator, clutching his head. Standing up, he tells Ari that his head feels like it got stuck in a power motor's [[claw]]. The elevator reaches the top and Ari and Zack explore the large room before them. One end larger and wider than the other, including an alien device and large [[shutters]] at the opposite end. Ari is impressed by the device although Zack isn't sure what it is. Ari suggests to Casey that he could figure it out. Casey runs an analysis on the device and uses the light pulses on it. This causes the part of the device in front of him to [[glow]] and the shutters to open — revealing a spectacular view of the glass-like dome, the entire front section of the ship, and the Sun. Ari says that it's beautiful and Zack confirms that the device is a [[sundial]]. He also adds that he'd like to find a way out of the room and continues looking around. Ari is determined to find the Navigational Controls and tells Casey to keep working on the sundial, as it might help.

=== Cycads (Cycadophyta)===

* [[Cycadaceae]] family

** Ngathu [[cycad]], ''Cycas angulata''

* [[Zamiaceae]] family

** Wunu [[cycad]], ''Lepidozamia hopei''

Casey moves towards the sundial again and it becomes the third puzzle. After turning all the lights to yellow, the sundial puzzle flashes like a camera and becomes a normal part of the sundial again. The whole device slowly rotates around as a miniture Sun appears hovering over the front section of it. Ari decides that they've done enough looking around. Zack agrees and Ari adds, "Okay, let's meet up and move out."

=== Ferns (Pterophyta)===

* [[Cyatheaceae]] and [[Dicksoniaceae]] families

** [[Tree fern]]s, ''Cyathea'', ''Alsophila'', ''Dicksonia'' (not a [[monophyletic]] group)

As they start back towards the elevator, Zack hears a rustling sound coming from two dead alien bodies next to the elevator. The rustling stops — and a number of krin come flying out. Ari, Zack and Casey battle the krin with their lasers and destroy a number of them. In the process, Zack accidently shoots part of the window at the far end, causing the room to decompressurize.

=== Fossil Trees ===

* [[Wattieza]], the oldest known tree

Ari and Zack are sucked towards the window but they hang on to the sundial. Casey quickly activates the shutters and they close, shutting off the decompression. However, the last of the suction causes Casey to collide with the sundial and the shutters, damaging him. Ari and Zack quickly come to his aid and Ari explains to Casey that he must fix his damage himself and only has a few minutes before complete failure. Zack is very worried for Casey as he runs the diagnostics. The [[Probe Logic Circuit]] puzzle appears and Casey works the logic [[gates]] until all of them are closed, bringing the probe systems back online.

== See also ==

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[[Image:DirkvdM orosi mossy-tree.jpg|thumb|300px|A moss-covered tree near [[Orosí]], [[Costa Rica]].]]

[[Image:Tree without leaves.jpg|thumb|250px|A tree at spring, before the coming of [[leaf|leaves]]]]

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Casey regains power and sees that he, Ari and Zack are back in the Central Hub standing in front of the Yellow Door. Zack tells Casey that he'd thought he'd lost him for a minute and Ari agrees saying that she and Zack had to carry him back to the Hub. Everything is up and running again and Ari says that's it's good thing, as they need him to open another door. Zack adds, "Go to it Case."

==External links==

* [http://www.isa-arbor.com/ International Society of Arboriculture]

* [http://www.globaltrees.org/default.asp Global Trees Campaign (campaigning to save the world's most threatened trees)]

* [http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide Tree Guide at arborday.org]

* [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/treeselector Selecting Trees for Your Home]

* [http://www.treegrowing101.com Grow Your Own Trees]

* [http://www.giftofireand.com Oak wood regeneration]

Casey glides over to "the Blue Door" which has a large blue upside-down [[triangle]] symbol on it. Casey runs an analysis on the door, saves the six-numbered code and uses the light pulses to open the door lock puzzle.

==Bibliography==

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* [[Thomas Pakenham|Pakenham, T.]] (2002). ''Remarkable Trees of the World''. ISBN 0-297-84300-1

* Pakenham, T. (1996). ''Meetings with Remarkable Trees''. ISBN 0-297-83255-7

* [[Colin Tudge|Tudge, C]]. (2005). ''The Secret Life of Trees. How They Live and Why They Matter''. Allen Lane. London. ISBN 0-713-99698-6

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==Alternate Endings==

==References==

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The game's way of saying "Game Over" is advanced. Early on, there are two areas in which the game can end:

* Casey not responding to Ari when she asks him to transmit a "yes" makes her realize that it is not working. She apologizes to Casey and tells Zack to shut it down and the screen fades out.

* Not hitting the upper right-hand switch to open the cargo door of the freighter causes an [[explosion]]. Ari, angered, tells Casey that she warned him about traps, he just blew their only probe, that they've got to go back and start all over again and sarcastically thanks him as the screen fades out.

After crashing onto the alien spaceship, two alternate clips of the ship reaching the Sun are randomly shown:

* The alien ship (close-up) reaches the Sun and the Artemis splutters and sparks in the [[heat]]. Casey, in the shape of a machine, disappears into the light. The Artemis burns in the heat and completely [[disintegration|disintegrates]] as the alien ship travels on into space.

* The alien ship (from a distance) reaches the Sun and a fire appears on one part of it — it is the Artemis catching [[fire]] in the extreme heat. As the ship passes under the camera, the Artemis blows up and the alien ship moves onwards, (further away from the camera).

These clips explain that the alien ship is made of an unknown material that is not impervious to damage, but completely impervious to any level of heat, even the [[core temperature]] of the Sun. Most objects inside the ship prove this same ability as one alternate clip shows Zack using his laser on a door — which has absolutely no effect. However, in the room at the top of the elevator leading from the engine room, Zack accidentally shots the window causing it to crack. The shutters and walls around the room, however, are impervious to heat.

After crashing onto the alien ship, there are a number of areas where the game can end:

* The diagnostics not being run after the crash onto the ship results in the power systems failling completely.

* In the Crew Quarters, inside the top-left hole on the second bottom set of three holes from the door, Casey gets attacked by a live alien. Hesitating on killing it results in the alien damaging Casey first.

* Casey responding "yes" when Ari asks him if he saw anything that looked like Navigational Controls in the Crew Quarters gets Ari and Zack determined to open the partly-opened door. Zack shoots the door with his laser, but it has no effect. Zack modifies his laser gun to [[self-destruct]], places it in a gap in the partly-opened door and he, Ari and Casey quickly back away. The explosion is so great, however, that the entire section of the wall around the door is also blown up, ending the game.

*Not killing enough of the krin when they attack after completion of the Sundial puzzle.

* Casey accidentally or deliberately hitting Ari or Zack with his laser whist fighting the krin.

* Hesitating on closing the shutters results in Ari and Zack to be sucked into outer space.

* Failing to complete the Probe Logic Circuit puzzle within the time limit (four minutes).

* Failing to rescue Zack from falling down the deep shaft behind the Blue door.

* Pressing the wrong button when using the surgical instruments in the Sick Bay behind the Orange door causes one of the lasers to turn on Casey whilst firing.

* Hesitating to shut off the electric field in the Library behind the Purple door results in Ari getting destroyed.

* At almost any point during the game, clicking too many times on the small tube near the top of the interface on the small screen versions causes the life support to shut down.

==External links==

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157501/ The Daedalus Enounter on IMDb]

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