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from Dave Poole contains these words:
/bird cherry/
I can't understand how it's unknown to all of
us but I don't think any of us is going to rush to plant it, either!
I don't blame you - its a lot of space to devote to such a 'squinny'
thing. OK in a wildwood, but not in the garden.
I had one growing in one of my hedgerows when I had the smallholding,
and it began to show signs of dying. As it had a fine curved shape, and
I was restoring a flintlock plains rifle, I carefully dug it out and
sealed the cut roots and top, and stored it for several years in the
cart store. (New England guns were often stocked with cherry.)
When I judged it seasoned enough to cut it, I put it on the sawing horse
and cut it parallel with the axis with a ripsaw. __
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When the side separated, the reason why it was dying was revealed -
there was a big area of rot - and it wasn't possible to get a stock from
it, though it provided some nice wood for carving.
Anyone who's disposing of a fruit tree, especially one with a bend in
its trunk, please bear me in mind...
--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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