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22-03-2003, 11:29 AM

(alan kearn) wrote:

Hello alan

ak Anyone know how close i can put a concrete post (for a
ak fence)to a 4inch diameter beech tree before it becomes
ak detrimental to the tree.Any other advice on this matter
ak would be appreciated

Very rough guess: 1/4" / year, but that's probably on the high side.

Gales Sawmills at Mortonhampstead (now closed) had a 4' wide iron gate
on display that they'd cut out of a beech tree. It was completely
grown in the bark resealing itself around it - nobody knew it was
there until the teeth starting flying off the bandsaw and guys
starting leaping for cover.

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