And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
There was a Oak tree festival that ran most of the summer in 2007 in Denmark. I had a system upgrade at a Teleport in Neastved Denmark where the other tech and I went to the festival. I am almost positive the mature Oak trees were just an excuse to throw a massive party.
A country having a oak tree managed forest is not unusual.
Here is a link to an article about the USA's "Constitution Grove", a smaller growth that may be another century older than Denmarks: https://www.military.com/history/why-us-navy-manages-its-own-private-forest.html
No, that's how long it takes to grow high-quality oak large enough to be used for single-piece masts of large ships-of-the-line. You can make keels and masts up from smaller pieces of wood, but multi-piece assemblies are weaker than single pieces.
Yup, Oak, and straight growth spruce (for masts) were strategic resources, and carefully protected. Much like we protect oil, steel and uranium resources today...... oops.
Oak trees are being wiped out here in the US. The organism responsible has been found in England recently, killing larch trees. Phytophthora ramorum. Kills trees pretty quick. Killed every oak in the Big Sur, CA, area, back in the 00's, and is traveling north and east. After the oaks died, all my sister's property had left was redwoods and grass. The big forest preserve in that area burned completely with all that firewood standing around. The so-called forest management here in the US is run by brain dead idiots.
I knew they planted the oaks, back then, but did not know that they actually maintained watch over them til 2007. I bet those are some nice oaks.
ReplyDeleteThere was a Oak tree festival that ran most of the summer in 2007 in Denmark. I had a system upgrade at a Teleport in Neastved Denmark where the other tech and I went to the festival. I am almost positive the mature Oak trees were just an excuse to throw a massive party.
ReplyDeletePlan ahead.
ReplyDelete"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the next best time is today."
-Some smart guy someplace
A country having a oak tree managed forest is not unusual.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to an article about the USA's "Constitution Grove", a smaller growth that may be another century older than Denmarks:
https://www.military.com/history/why-us-navy-manages-its-own-private-forest.html
Thanks for that link, Rastapopolus. I did not know that the U.S. had a similar thing down in Indiana.
DeleteI'm no arborist but, 200 years seems a bit long to wait for a mature tree of any kind.
ReplyDeleteNo, that's how long it takes to grow high-quality oak large enough to be used for single-piece masts of large ships-of-the-line. You can make keels and masts up from smaller pieces of wood, but multi-piece assemblies are weaker than single pieces.
DeleteGreat Britain in 1807 decided it had to destroy Denmark's fleet to prevent Napoleon from seizing it and using it against them.
ReplyDeleteYup, Oak, and straight growth spruce (for masts) were strategic resources, and carefully protected. Much like we protect oil, steel and uranium resources today...... oops.
ReplyDeleteLord Nelson must be laughing his ass off right about now
ReplyDeleteGovernment programs never die.
ReplyDeleteTrue fact, that.
DeleteTalk about a patient people...
ReplyDelete"Yer laughing now, but in thirty years, we're coming to kick yer ass!"
Oak trees are being wiped out here in the US. The organism responsible has been found in England recently, killing larch trees. Phytophthora ramorum. Kills trees pretty quick. Killed every oak in the Big Sur, CA, area, back in the 00's, and is traveling north and east. After the oaks died, all my sister's property had left was redwoods and grass. The big forest preserve in that area burned completely with all that firewood standing around. The so-called forest management here in the US is run by brain dead idiots.
ReplyDeleteGotta rake the forest floors...
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