Bob- Did you check out the Octopus Tree in one of my recent posts of AAA recommended tree sites? It was surmised there that a tree that I saw 'reiterations' in was likely to be a ceremonial tree for souls passing and the 'reiterations' were human-caused to support funereal structures resembling canoes.... -Don
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:53:27 +0000 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Ashburnham Norway Spruce ENTS, Today I accompanied Monica over to Ashburnham, MA. She needed to practice on a 1868 Viennese Streicher piano in preparation for a Brahms and Schumann concert in Ashburnham on Sept 27th. She specializes on early pianos. While Monica practiced, I explored the area for trees. I must report that most trees in Ashburnham, at least all that I saw, are undistinguished. Shortly before we left, I found the Norway spruce shown in the three attachments. It is unusual tree to say the least. It measures 80.5 feet in height. Nothing exceptional there. However, its girth is 13.6 feet, which makes it the largest Norway I've measured. However, these dimensions are eclipsed by the visual impact of this very interesting tree as can be seen in the photos. Bob _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
