The old trees thing again. For info on native Orkney trees take a look at this url. http://www.firth.orkney.sch.uk/trees/natrees.htm Otherwise we have no problem growing significant woodlands - Binscarth, Balfour, Woodwick, etc. They have to be in the right place and cared for but Orkney could be nearly entirely forested (and was 5000 years ago) if so wished. The more you plant, the more success with the planting. Not Oaks or Giant Redwoods perhaps, but trees nevertheless. Simon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tirabasso" <zorahh@sssnet.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Re:Fiona Northern Lights at last > Granted, I wasn't there any longer than 3 days, but I think I may have seen > one tree in total. > > 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? > > Pat > > Fiona wrote: > > > > I think the "trees" the person referred to were those low growing shrubs > > on > > > some of the ridge shots. I had to go back and look. > > > > The ones on the first lot of pictures that I was given are low-growing > > shrubs. > > The ones on my photos are trees, they're about 8 feet tall, not bad for > > Orkney! > > > > Fiona > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > >