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The autumn atrium is an enclosed room
with minimal plant life (nothing tropical),
an overpowered air conditioner, fake
autumn leaves, and a giant overhead fan.
The room doesn't even call for direct
sunlight. A timer switch to the fan picks
up and a cold breeze (50-60º F, 10-16º C)
vortexes
the fake colored leaves around
the room.
Enjoy a refreshing 5 minutes with a warm
cup of tea in this perpetual autumn.
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Can I have mine with a little direct
sunlight? I love
bright autumn and winter days. |
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//Can I have mine with a little direct
sunlight?// |
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I'm sure you could, or you could add
cold grow lights. This was just
designed as a cost effective atrium for
those who may have offices in cities
where direct sunlight isn't always
available but still want something
refreshing and different. |
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This sounds more like an autumn atrium automata to me rather than a simple autumn atrium. |
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Leaves turn to autumn colours through a process sometimes called hibernalism. Production of a plant hormone called gibberellin is reduced as autumnal days begin to shorten. |
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It is possible to induce hibernalism more regularly than is normal, by creating a cool climate and shorter daylight periods artificially. Serious bonsai enthusiasts muck about with it, from time to time. |
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My father has used it, to induce autumn colour in a liquidamber (sweetgum) tree in the tropics where he lives. |
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Is it possible to give the trees the
nutrients that the chlorplasts would
otherwise provide, thus with low
lighting and the right chemicals, you
would keep the trees with year round
colors? |
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There's a bit of a problem with the normal path of transmission of the requisite chemicals, I think. The roots pick up some nutrients, and water, primarily. |
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The leaves perform the photosynthetic processes, to yield sugars and the like. Roots are never green, so they don't even contain chloroplasts that you might be able to activate. |
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What I mean, is it possible to inject or
feed some way, the trees those certain
sugars? |
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