Yes, long hours. But I don't start as early as all her (the owner's) workers do. They start at 7:30 am, and I've been going in between 9 and 10:30. The work isn't really hard, but not what I'm used to. Yes, that makes me 100% piney! It's seasonal, yes. Harvest continues into next month sometime, so I'll be good for a while. You're welcome on that book. My parents have had it since I was young. I was borrowing it for a long time, but I don't think I have it right now. Speaking of cranberries, there's a woman named Nancy O'Mallon who made two documentary movies- one on blueberries and one on cranberries. New Jersey is the birthplace of the cultivated blueberry, you know. Her site, http://www.aboutharvest.com/food-documentaries/ tells about the two films. I have both DVDs, but I can't seem to find out how to buy both of them. At her other site, http://www.aboutblueberries.com/ you can buy the blueberry movie DVD. I would find the contact information on one of the sites, and ask about the other one, New Jersey's Red October. I think you will find both movies interesting. Barry
--- On Sat, 11/7/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Re: What's the hardest hardwood? To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:38 AM Thanks Barry. Cranberry farm! Is it hard work? Long hours, that's for sure. Is it seasonal? If you're working on a Cranberry Farm, you are now 100% Piney right??? And thanks for the book recommendation. This sounds like a great reference book. Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Barry Caselli <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Nov 7, 2009 7:16 am Subject: [ENTS] Re: What's the hardest hardwood? Jenny, Again I'm way, way behind in my email. Now I'm 400 to 500 email messages behind! But I've gotten a job on a cranberry farm, just since this past Wednesday. I leave the house in the morning and get back at 8 pm. Anyway, to answer your question, I'll refer to a book I have called "Field Book of Natural History". It's a field guide to everything in nature, from all animals, to all plants and trees, etc. I think it covers what can be easily found all over the world. Anyway, when you look up a tree species, it tells you everything about it, more than your average field guide. When you look up a hardwood tree species, it tells you the percentage of hardness versus White Oak, besides all the other information. I can infer from that that White Oak is the hardest. But maybe not? I don't know. I would have guessed hickory as well. Barry --- On Fri, 10/30/09, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: From: JennyNYC <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] What's the hardest hardwood? To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 6:15 PM ENTS, Quick question. Is hickory the hardest hardwood? I feel SO much more connected with my trees now that those confusing leaves are falling off. Hilarious that the twigs, bark, and buds make id so much easier...I guess all that winter id work paid off, thanks to you guys. I looked at a twig walking down the street and said "oh, Beech" before I even looked at the bark....what a relief. I thought the leaves would solidify everything. Didn't. I was depressed about it. And I was watching a Japanese movie (Ballad of Narayama) and the peasant were snapping spring buds off the top of a young leafless and branchless tree and I said "oh, ailanthus" in what is probably it's native habitat. And lots of Japanese Black pine and red pine and tanyosho pine. Those leaves are just too flirty and coy sashaying around in the breeze. But I thank them for their hard work over the summer storing food and preparing buds. Reading a book that takes place in New Orleans and lots of live oaks are mentioned. It's great that I know what they look like from Larry's pix. Hope you're all well. I'm so impressed and amazed at all your posts. What a privilege to be able to exchange posts. Jenny --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
