Steve and Ed,
"Lammas Day" (or 'loaf-mass' day) often comes up in certain English musical texts. It is the 1st day of August '"formerly observed in Britain as a harvest festival, during which bread baked?from the first?crop of wheat was blessed." So, the use of this word to describe the second crop of leaves comes from a Pagan harvest ritual. Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Edward Frank <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Aug 29, 2009 1:50 am Subject: [ENTS] Re: early Fall foliage Steve, ? There wasn't any problem with your tone, I just didn't know what you were talking about. I didn't think it had anything to do with South American beast of burden. ? Ed ? "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Galehouse To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:13 AM Subject: [ENTS] Re: early Fall foliage Ed- Sorry for the perceived tone--comment meant to be humorous--lammas growth? is a horticultural term, I guess, which I thought was universal in botany/forestry. Not meant to offend or challenge in any way. Steve On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: Steve, ? I?run into terminology related to forestry and ecology that are not in the common lexicon, at least not in the chemistry and geology terms with which I am most familiar.? I found what this one meant... ? Ed ? "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Galehouse To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 11:53 PM Subject: [ENTS] Re: early Fall foliage Well, yeah.... On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: Aha!!! ? Lammas leaves or Lammas growth refers to a second crop of leaves produced in high summer by deciduous trees in temperate countries to replace those lost to insect damage. They often differ slightly in shape, texture and/or hairiness from the earlier leaves. ? ? "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Galehouse To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 11:47 PM Subject: [ENTS] Re: early Fall foliage Tupelos changing here in NE Ohio, due to drought.? Oaks still in lammas mode. Steve On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: Barry, ? There aren't any trees changing here yet, not even the black gums, but curiously a couple individual branches on some of my red maples are now bright red with fall colors.? Everything else is green. ? Ed ? "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
