On Mon, 24 May 2004 22:38:54 +0100, "Brian"
wrote:

You mentioned depth of roots.~~ Near Hertford, there was a new sandpit
opened and was quickly about twenty feet deep. On the vertical edges roots
could be seen at, and more than, 12'. But then it was pure soft sand~~
perhaps not so deep elsewhere.

It's pure soft sand in these parts :-(((
--
Martin