They just are not growing back the way they were!
--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Tree Biologist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding
us
that we are not the boss.
Some people will buy products they do not understand and not buy books
that
will give them understanding.
"Way Back Jack" <retired@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:4822dffd.3138156@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I hear what you're saying about trees being cut down in the distant
> past for ****ps but trees should have started again "naturally." The
> travelogues do not show farming or livestock activity that would
> prevent this from happening. Look e.g., at the British series, "Last
> Of The Summer Wine" from York****re.
>
> In 1972, I bought a (mid-Atlantic) cow pasture and let a 3-acre chunk
> of it "go natural." It's a veritable forest today with some of the
> faster-growing species 60-90 ft. tall, e.g.,tulip tree, black cherry,
> black walnut, Norway maple, and red oak varieties. Eastern white
> pines were separated and planted elsewhere and they too are 60-90'.
> Even Bartlett pears started from seed are 40 ft.
>
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