Apparently grows very tall, I saw adults a hundred feet tall with tiny silver leaves growing on small branches sporadically on the trunk.

"Calijito" in quechua is what a local told me.

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

wow, that is totally wild. thanks, those leaves look very similar to these guys here, I'm excited to get back up the mountain and hang out with them again. huffin' that gum!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You can play music with the leaves as well, I shit you not! 👍

    https://youtu.be/0mZ11pA1oKE

    I used to do it with the really long gum leaves, you fold them over itself three times and blow in the side.

    It vibrates against you lips like chalk against a board. Horrible!

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