Latin names: WHY?

[easy-lift guy]

I believe it was the Florida Slash Pine I was thinking about, I actually wanted to type Scotspine1 Thanks Felix, I really did like your cartoon a long time ago!

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[Dean Lofthouse]

My friends and colleagues in the arb' world seem to be of the same mind on this and we rarely use anything but Latin names.

 

 

My interpretation of this is that your friends and colleagues like to portray a superior intelectual image.

 

I buy trees regularly from my local tree grower, I always ask for the trees I require by common names despite knowing their latin names.

 

I personally do not feel the need to portray my dominance to the person I am dealing with

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

If using latin is to be used as a means to define a pompous **** i might suggest that those being spoken to in latin assume the position of ignorant ameteur!

[janey]

My interpretation of this is that your friends and colleagues like to portray a superior intelectual image.

 

 

It's no mere portrayal

 

It's no different from saying generically "chainsaw" to a member of the public, as compared to talking about the make and model on here with other professionals, is it?

[Dilz]

Ok from now on I will only use swedish names on trees since this thread ruled out latin as a universal language!

 

My Hägg is filled with caterpillars what are they?

 

tall, gron, ek, bjork, - that about covers 99.9999999999% of tree species in sweden.

[Dean Lofthouse]

If using latin is to be used as a means to define a pompous **** i might suggest that those being spoken to in latin assume the position of ignorant ameteur!

 

That comment backs up my theory quite nicely thank you

[Xerxses]

tall, gron, ek, bjork, - that about covers 99.9999999999% of tree species in sweden.

 

What about Sälg, hästkastanj, ask, bok, pil, lönn, valnöt, vildkörsbär and oxel?

 

YOU know what I mean...

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

That comment backs up my theory quite nicely thank you

 

 

If people wanna make stupid statements, they will get a stupid reply!

[janey]

What about Sälg, hästkastanj, ask, bok, pil, lönn, valnöt, vildkörsbär and oxel?

 

YOU know what I mean...

 

Is Snow White involved in that somewhere???

[s.varty]

That comment backs up my theory quite nicely thank you

 

Im with you on this one dean, but we do seem to be on our own.