>An 8 footer! Now that's not too bad at all. I've sort of been curious. I >wonder if it's just winds or is it also poor soil? Seems to me just about >most crops that would grow in the environment grow well there. What is it >with trees? Wind? Wind and salt air. I've watched it destroy a young tree (in my garden) in a week. -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com

In the US, we see the stunted trees on the Pacific Coast, twisted and gaunt, scoured by the salt spray and the wind. Charlie Petersen Port Townsend Washington ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sigurd Towrie" <sigurd@orkneyjar.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:35 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Re:Fiona Northern Lights at last > >An 8 footer! Now that's not too bad at all. I've sort of been curious. I > >wonder if it's just winds or is it also poor soil? Seems to me just about > >most crops that would grow in the environment grow well there. What is it > >with trees? Wind? > > Wind and salt air. I've watched it destroy a young tree (in my garden) in a week. > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >

And there are trees nevertheless. Not at all like the Orcadian landscape. So different. ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Petersen" <charliep@olypen.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Re:Fiona Northern Lights at last > In the US, we see the stunted trees on the Pacific Coast, twisted and gaunt, > scoured by the salt spray and the wind. > Charlie Petersen > Port Townsend Washington >