It is not a matter of discussing anything at all, but not wittering on in a patronising way about trees in Orkney. I often have the impression that those who do not live in Orkney find some areas of life here faintly amusing, and quaint. For me at any rate, the endless comments on "the tree" "yes there are trees in Orkney" becomes simply tedious! That is my response, but it need not be that of anyone else! Yours, Geoffrey