[meteorite-list] Impact evidence in trees?

2011-12-20 Thread Mike Fiedler
OK, check this out . . . . Check out this picture: http://pics.livejournal.com/neferjournal/pic/000zcpp1/g21 Looks like these trees ALL were bent to the ground, radiating away from a common point! The info I was given places this near Gryfino, Poland, but offers no explanation for the trees'

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact evidence in trees?

2011-12-20 Thread Chris Peterson
Trees grow like this when subjected to a steady load for several years, not when they are exposed to a blast. At high altitude, this kind of bending is common from heavy snow loading that persists well into the spring growth season. At lower altitudes, as in the Polish forest, it is most

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact evidence in trees?

2011-12-20 Thread Sergey Vasiliev
Hi Mike, I was in Kaliningrad area (not far from Poland) and saw a forest of such a trees. I don't think it is connected to the meteorites http://sv-meteorites.com/gallery/trees/tree01.jpg http://sv-meteorites.com/gallery/trees/tree02.jpg http://sv-meteorites.com/gallery/trees/tree03.jpg

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact evidence in trees?

2011-12-20 Thread Craig Moody
Hello Mike and List: First of all...Seasons Greetings to all! Hope you all get the rocks you want! Regarding these trees. Notice that there is a very clear 90 degree seam at the bend. What is done here is a grafting technique, where a 90 degree wedge is taken out when the tree is very