Tree Facts
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Topic: Tree Facts
Posted By: Peter
Subject: Tree Facts
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 01:19
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- Needles: Needles are generally scale-like but have sharp tips. Blue-green in color.
- Fruit: Cones are woody, egg-shaped, extremely hard, and 2-3" long.
- Bark: Bark is thick, dark reddish-brown, and deeply furrowed. Trunks are greatly enlarged and buttressed at the base.
- Distribution: Grow in isolated groves scattered throughout the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains in central California. Trees are generally found at 4,900-8,200 ft. (1,500-2,500 m).
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O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 01:33
You're so damn random!
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 01:47
 interesting
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 02:44
Do chamberries grow on trees? Apples do, but tea grows on bushes.
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chamberry wrote:Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 02:49
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have you seen the sequoias in person? its quite an experience. As a California resident I've seen Redwoods and Sequoias, both are quite a sight. There are Sequoias wide enough at the base to drive through and a couple have been hollowed out to do exactly that.
The pictures really don't do jusitice to the breathtaking sight of those trees. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 04:36
I'd love this creature to pick me up from my tree. I'd give her everything my fruits can be squeezed off
 Just as long as she would stay my main squeeze
 When I was on the west coast(early 80's) I once wanted to adopt a sequoia, but they would not let bring it home.
I was so furious I chopped it down and smuggled it in my briefcase
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 05:31
If one didn't pick the leaves of a Tea "bush" wouldn't it become a tree? What about Tea Tree Oil? |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 07:07
In fact, I think our house is the only one in our subdivision without a tree on the property.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 07:55
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1 - Needles are scale-like with short, thick, sharp points.
2 - Cones are woody, egg-shaped, extremely hard, and 2-3" long. 3 - Bark is reddish-brown, stringy, and very thick. Yes, that is indeed t'ree facts 
Old joke coming up: Patrick & Connor are walking through a forest, when they see a sign "Tree Fellers Wanted"... Patrick says to Connor "dat's a shame, dere's only two of us" ------------- 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 08:32
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Doubtless because one cash-strapped evening, you picked all the leaves on your former tree and smoked them!  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: crimson thing
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 11:42
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Boring but true:
Tea - the drink - is made from the leaves of a camellia native to India & surrounding countries
Tea-tree oil comes from an entirely different Australian (or Australasian - can't be a++ed to look it up) shrub.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 11:54
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Melaleuca alternifolia of New South Wales, Australia. -------------   
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 11:54
| Interesting (i am not sarcastic, have no reason) |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 11:56
Yes I knew this, but I was trying to be funny!   ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: crimson thing
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 12:09
Sorry...........
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 15:22
Not that I wanted to, but the neighborhood association clearly didn't want the type of maple tree I was growing. It's funny...I've never seen a maple leaf shaped that way before...  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 16:16
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One fact not included: the seed of the giant sequoia is the second smallest seed in the world: it takes almost 30,000 seeds to make an ounce! So it is a literal truism that from the smallest of seeds comes the largest of trees...
Also, I agree with VV: until you have been "up close and personal" with the giant sequoias, you cannot really grasp how big - and majestic - they are. In 1972, I camped at San Mateo County Park, nestled in the heart of these monster trees. They are absolutely amazing!!
Peace.
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 00:16
this is a really interesting thread!!! much better than "which guitarist/drummer/album/band is the best". excuse me while i go and water my tomatoes 
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 09:32
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interesting... I'm going to yosemite this summer so i'll get to see them up close. I have no idea what this has to do with anything, however. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 09:59
Watch out for bears and bad mooses.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 00:48
!Snicker ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 01:29
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Some rather prickly trees are best treated with caution!
Check out the South African acacia:
  Elephants actually like to nosh on these!
I'd hate to bump into this bullhorn acacia in a dark alley:
  Best not to try to climb this thorny Costa Rican specimen:
 Don't you dare hug me! V
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