Thanks for the clarification of roots versus rhizomes. it’s the whole thing, and duh aspen makes total sense to me, as trees I have cultivated, tended in my tiny bit of forest yard. They spread and shoot up,a cross in such powerful ways, and I continue to try, with one success to transplant to my front to start a new ‘zome.

That fits better as well for the way we see networks grow form. It’s the whole system.Nice.