Philosophy
I had one of these in my backyard that survived a tornado and provided a nest for a red bird. The nest was in the center of the tree and the bird had excellent protection for the stems produced tough, sharp thorns. The birds navigated through the razor sharp thorns with ease.
Maclura pomifera [Wikipedia]
- The Comedist Manefesto
On this holiest of days, let us read from holy skriptures... In the beginning, there was the LORD. And He was funny. On the first day, the LORD made light. He made light of everything. And the LORD sat back and said, "This is funny." On the second day,...
- Chromatography And Fall
I haven't done any work in chromatography since high school when I was working with benzene aniline dyes. Nevertheless, here is a cool article and hands-on procedure for using chromatography and Fall leaves from Scientific American. "Find the Hidden...
- Those Rare Trees Of Age
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS My colleague Tim sent me some information and a photo of the "Homon Sugi" on Japan's Yaku Island. The estimated age of this tree is 7,200 years. This made me wonder what the oldest living things on Earth are. Well,...
- Rare Woods
International Year of Biodiversity This item retails at $200,000 and made from six different types of rare woods. And it took five months to build. Just one example of a thirst for rare and exotic woods many being plundered from forests throughout the...
- "franklinia Alatamaha" Tree
International Year of Biodiversity What's that...its a very special tree that has never been seen in the wild since 1803. The tree was named by two brothers, American botanists John Bartram [March 23rd, 1699] and William. All Franklinias today are...
Philosophy
Osage Orange [Maclura pomifera]--delightful tree
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS
The Osage Orange is a most interesting tree providing a worthless fruit in the fall often called "hedge apples" but the timber from the tree has worthy properties and earned a place in part of the history of the North American Plains Indians and settlers..."The heavy, close-grained yellow-orange wood is very dense and is prized for tool handles, treenails, fence posts, electrical insulators, and other applications requiring a strong dimensionally stable wood that withstands rot." And in some cases the "...yellow-orange dye can be extracted from the wood, which can be used as a substitute for fustic and aniline dyes."
I had one of these in my backyard that survived a tornado and provided a nest for a red bird. The nest was in the center of the tree and the bird had excellent protection for the stems produced tough, sharp thorns. The birds navigated through the razor sharp thorns with ease.
Maclura pomifera [Wikipedia]
- The Comedist Manefesto
On this holiest of days, let us read from holy skriptures... In the beginning, there was the LORD. And He was funny. On the first day, the LORD made light. He made light of everything. And the LORD sat back and said, "This is funny." On the second day,...
- Chromatography And Fall
I haven't done any work in chromatography since high school when I was working with benzene aniline dyes. Nevertheless, here is a cool article and hands-on procedure for using chromatography and Fall leaves from Scientific American. "Find the Hidden...
- Those Rare Trees Of Age
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS My colleague Tim sent me some information and a photo of the "Homon Sugi" on Japan's Yaku Island. The estimated age of this tree is 7,200 years. This made me wonder what the oldest living things on Earth are. Well,...
- Rare Woods
International Year of Biodiversity This item retails at $200,000 and made from six different types of rare woods. And it took five months to build. Just one example of a thirst for rare and exotic woods many being plundered from forests throughout the...
- "franklinia Alatamaha" Tree
International Year of Biodiversity What's that...its a very special tree that has never been seen in the wild since 1803. The tree was named by two brothers, American botanists John Bartram [March 23rd, 1699] and William. All Franklinias today are...