Yeah, I forget to mention that the hardwood hammock forest of the Florida Keys is the most diverse diciduous forest in North America.
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 9:46 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > > Brew, > > Thanks. I figured there must be someone on this list who had been > there. I will definitely check it out if I am down there. > > > Mike > > > > > On Nov 7, 10:40 am, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
