"There is a professional tree-torturer on this list. I'm sure he will appear
soon. RT" Does this count as 'appearing out of the woodwork'? In the 30 years, where I have lived at my present address, I have cut down and removed from my garden... 6 x Lombardy Poplar trees 1 x Willow Tree 1 x Weeping Willow 2 x Flowering Cherry trees 4 x Leylandii conifer trees 1 x Pear tree 1 x Apple tree 1 x Sycamore tree Several bushes...etc. All of these were mature and in good health and have now been replaced with other, more sensibly sized, indigenous species. - We now have half-hour extra daylight! I may even glean some home-grown material for lute-building. I plan to remove a big Bramley apple-tree soon, as I have saplings to set. But hey, I'm no professional woodsman...and they didn't suffer...much. Best Wishes Ron (UK) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
