I bet his lung smelled fresh

I don't believe this news story that just came out of Russia, but I want it to be true. There are just too many things wrong with it, though. At first glance, and even more so after repeated viewings of the photo and video, the "tree" looks more like a bit of a branch than a seedling. There are no roots visible, but I suppose those could have already been severed by the doctor. What of photosynthesis, though? It's not possible, is it, for a regular fir tree to grow in such an environment, totally dark, so constrained.

On the other hand, maybe it's not a normal fir tree. Unfortunately, it's probably a hoax.