Compo
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You're quite right. It's the bark that protects from fire, either from above or below. I read about one in America that, after being struck by lightning, smouldered for two months. The foliage burns easily but many of the primitive conifers (including Yew) are able to bud out from the bark. Curiously the seeds are tiny and regeneration is often from rooted fragments so they are readily grown from cuttings.
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But they don't burn!
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The bark does protect against forest fires. And lightning strike which is handy when you're that big
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Welligtonia is named after the Duke of Wellington and an Indian Chief, Sequoyah. Neither ever saw the tree apparently. Redwood is a generic term for the timber, used for some Pine too.
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Doesn't burn either. Best you'll get from the bark is a slow smoulder. Hardier than the Coast Redwood too
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Welligtonia is Sequoiadendron giganteum, Coast Redwood is Sequoia sempervirens. Size makes them seem similar but habit is different. Welligtonia tends to be pyramidal, Redwood more columnar. Comparosn with Thuja and Taxus is a good one interms of foliage but the Wellingtonia bark is a giveaway, fibrous and very, very thick. Soft to the touch
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Sequoia = Coast Redwood, Wellingtomia = Sequoiadendron. World's tallest vs World's biggest. Very different trees
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There is a difference between banter and ridicule and there is mothing subtle about it. Banter is good-natured ribbing - plenty of examples of that on this site. Ridicule is an attempt to counter a point or argument by denigrating the individual concerned. I don't post very often, not because I have nothing to say or even because I'm concerned at the response. Why should I care what someone who does not know me says about me? However I have no wish to be associated with that kind of behaviour. I regular browse the site because there are people on here whose opinion is valued, whether or not I agree with them. They have even changed my view on occasion. They are what makes this site worthwhile.
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Exactly
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I'm with the Council on thiis. Unless there's a very good reason for the work, leave them be
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Just passed by the field. Looks like they're all out at work. Cutting or cold calling. Can't fault the work ethic
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Glad to see there's so much work available locally. They must be at the top end of the trade as all their gear looks pristine. Must be making it pay. Is anyone allowed to leave brash on Council land or do I need a permit?
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I'm surprised there has been no mention of the Arborist Convention near Nottingham. Our local playing field is full of Tree Surgeons' trucks, fully liveried so they must be professionals. Looks like it must be a big affair and likely to be held for some time as they've brought their families along in their caravans.
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Thorn, thorn and thorn
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It's a wise man that plants a Walnut tree, knowing he will never sit in its shade
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Everyday is every day You can't feed a dead dog double A magpie in a cage is no magpie at all All from the same book
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When I was young, I loved the trees Their timeless certainty sure beneath my hand And wondered at the things they saw Beyond the lifetime of one man. I used to think, if they could speak, Such tales to tell, so much to know If I could hear their whispered sigh Of sorrow, sadness from so long ago, Of life, so changed for nothing more Than now, this time, for comfort and self worth The self-set man whose measured time's So short, but how he owns this Earth. If only we could hear the trees And understand the words they say Then we might learn enough to see Beyond ourself, our own today. Now I am old, too old to dream, Beyond the need for wealth and fame, I hear he trees and understand The old man and the tree They are the same.
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I wish you well in your recovery. Keep taking the medicine. Orally as required!
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Oh I'm sure that you're right in the main but if folk choose to post drunk then I'm not sure of the value of their contribution to the forum. And the difference between insensitivity and bullying would depend on which side of the exchange you find yourself on. As I said before there are people on here for whom I have a great deal of respect, who have shown themselves to be competent and innovative and I shall continue to monitor their posts because they are worth reading. I'm not concerned about being bullied myself, I'm big enough and ugly enough not to care. But I choose not to associate myself with those who deride others.
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I understand why Craobh has reacted in that way. And I have to say I respect him for it. I don't post on this particular forum because I don't wish to be associated with the way some people (a minority) react to others' opinions. You might call it banter - I'd call it bullying. An opinion reached through knowledge and experience is valid even if at variance to my own. I read the posts on here regularly because there are people worth taking notice of and I have learnt a good deal from them. And they don't seem to feel the need to ridicule others.
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ANSWERPHONE! Or let it ring. We have a separate line for business calls. As for respect, it's something you earn not something you should expect to be paid regardless of your own attitude. It's not about money it's about thinking about other people. I resent your personal comment and can assure you that I bow and scrape to no-one. As to expecting tea and coffee, no I don't and neither should I. But then I actually understand the term respect. Like I said, wrong forum. There are others. Bye.
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Can't believe folk are complaimimg about customers contacting them. You can akways say no. Or don't answer the phone. Looks like customer service is a low priority. We have had a lot of work from people complaining of contractors not turning up or letting them down in other ways. Perhaps I'm on the wrong forum.
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All those who believe their Sunday is so special should be respected, after all it's their choice. And naturally they wouldn't expect to visit A&E, call the AA, buy diesel or go shopping because that would mean other folk having to work. Everyday is everyday.
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Oh and by the way, last time the leat was cleaned a dragline was used - minidigger would be way out of it's depth, literally. We nearly lost a 360 excavator too. Granted it had been a while since the last dredging!
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Just managed to cheer myself up and someone mentions the Environment Agency. Don't see why you should have to pay so much for desilting when one of our neighbours was permitted to dump stored horse manure by a watercourse. According to the EA we'd need to wait and see if the fish died and then do something. That stream has been poisoned twice to my knowledge. I'm not restocking again.
