Never before has a tiny talking tree been so divisive.

Ever since Guardians of the Galaxydirector James Gunn tweeted back in February that the first Groot "is dead",Nathan Cajucom Archives Twitter has been in a frenzy. And things only got worse when Gunn tweeted even more (spoilery) Groot details off the back of Avengers: Infinity Waron Sunday night.

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Well, it's time to end the debate once and for all. On Monday, botanist James Wong posted the following, impressively scientific breakdown of exactly how Groot biology works...

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So there you have it: he's actually the result of vegetative propagation and a perfect clone of his dad.

Case closed.


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