National Tree Vote---NOW

[Anonymous Poster]

Gordon,
I asked a dog if he wanted to vote on the national tree. He said "P--- on it!"

The birds and squirrels were interested, though.

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Larry

 

[gordon]

Larry, that was a good one!!! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
So let me ask did you vote?

Gordon

 

[Roy]

What about the American Chestnut? (Oh, that's right, wiped out buy Dutch Elm Disease /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif).

Roy

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Gordon,

They wouldn't let me,... they said squirrels could vote, but nuts couldn't! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

[Actually, I didn't . I like a lot of trees, for different reasons, but don't feel very strongly about the "national tree" issue. If I did vote now, it would be for the redwood for the reason I gave in my other post. Every country has many trees that are beautiful/useful. But no one else has the biggest, which also happens to be beautiful,useful and durable (to-the-point of its nearly being wiped-out by the insatiable lumber barons, whose fore-sightedness only reaches the bottom-line of their profit ledger).

As for most people never having seen one (I saw my first one after 40), not sure what that proves. I never saw Isaac Newton, Einstein, or Shakespeare either. If "being seen"" was the criteria, then the most wide-spread tree species should be chosen (which I'd GUESS would be some kind of oak.)]

I wonder how the the biggest boabab tree in Africa compares to a redwood or seqouia, in size? /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Larry

 

[gordon]

The Boabab has the Redwood and Giant Sequoia beat on the diameter. North America was blessed with some of the largest and tallest trees in the world.

Your right about the beauty of the Redwood and all trees for that matter, I can't argue that. The Redwood will more than likely win the vote. But If you want a tree thats really American choose the American Holly it's not only the state tree of Delaware but I've got hundreds of them on my property.



Gordon

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by gordon on 04/13/01 01:12 PM (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[scruffy]

Gordon, while I can appreciate your view of the American Holly, my 86 year old Father would not. He's still 'cussin' us boys (three of us) for planting one in the front yard about 47 years ago! You would think he would've developed a sense of humor about it by now! We still like it though. ;o) Keeps the old Feller attentive to say the least.

 

[GlueGuy]

I think my heart goes toward any of the large Oaks (choosing which large Oak is a tougher question... However, I bet my Dad would go for an Elm...

Decisions, decisions /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.

The GlueGuy

 

[RJohnson]

Gordon,
Just receive my notice that the Oak won the national tree vote, and your trying to tell me that you didn't let the cat out of the bag/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.
BTW I voted for Oak too.
It was fun, thanks.
Randy