Kumara plicatilis tree squashed flat

This mature Kumara plicatilis tree in habitat near Tulbagh has branched in a notably two-dimensional way. Maybe favoured by the narrow-minded, the plant is not frowned upon by plants of its kindred for being narrow-bodied. We simply don’t know such stuff about plant world, and plants don’t frown, they wither. 

Who knows whether a long disappeared, closely positioned neighbouring plant stood here in this one's youth, far too close against it, preventing the branches from spreading? People can imagine and name things, contributing clarification to description, or adding the opposite. Adding subjective labels detracts from clarity and harmony. Such talk at best oversimplifies, at worst removes objectivity and equilibrium. Obfuscation multiplies in inappropriate labels.

Natural phenomena have natural causes that remain unknown until people discover them. Labelling a tree narrow-bodied does little harm, compared to similar generalisations common among people.

The worlds of plants and words are equally real, as long as there are people around. Weeds grow in both, for words are added faster than logic when the observed details baffle. Science is the harder way that makes progress possible, but beware of shortcuts. Progress waits for the right answer.