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by coolspot 1391 days ago
Imagine genetically modified tree that grows into shape of a bed, seeds are customizable: pick a color, dimensions, additional features.
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That would be ridiculously impractical.

Want a new bed? Just buy these seeds, plant them in a (at minimum) bed-sized pot, and don't forget to water, fertilize, keep in the right temperature range, and keep pests away for the next 1-2 years. Once it's fully grown, you'll just have to dig it out and allow a few more weeks until it stops growing new roots, a few more months until it dries into its final shape. Then, get ready to do some light sculpting to get rid of the root system, make good equal-sized flat feet, get rid of any branches that stick out. Now, buy some lacquer or paint to cover it thoroughly so it doesn't start rotting.

Hopefully it will not develop any disease or cancer in this time that could ruin its shape or kill it before it reaches the desired size.

They do this already with watermelons in Japan. They make square watermelons!