Talk:Plants in Middle-earth

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November 23, 2019	Articles for deletion	Deleted
January 3, 2022	Good article nominee	Listed

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White Tree of Gondor[edit]

Shouldn't this be at least mentioned here? Good ref. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:36, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, I see what you mean. I've looked through the article again, and can see exactly why I didn't include it. It doesn't really fit into this article as a species of plant; nor are its connotations in the least botanical. The article isn't a list, either. Probably best to stay as we are on this one. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:40, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Chiswick Chap Still, can't we find a place to mention it in a single sentence? It does seem like a significant ommission to me. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:28, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm extremely reluctant to bolt on "a single sentence" as that would inevitably be of the form "And another plant of importance is..." which is the worst sort of piecemeal list-construction. I've added a section on symbolism; this obviously overlaps with the Christianity article and the Two Trees of Valinor, but there it is. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:58, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, that addresses my concerns. Wonderful job as always! _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 00:56, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]