Somewhere on teh intarwebs Derek Turner wrote:
On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:57:00 +0000, Rusty_Hinge wrote:


stuff as possible from the leaves before they fall, but deposit there
waste-products.

These are useless to trees as compounds, but not necessarily to other
plants, especially after decomposition by bacteria and/or fungi, and
the leaf-mould will have nutrients a-plenty.

Leaf-mold, OTOH, is USAnian, therefore Not British[TM] and not so
good.

Well, if we're going to be picky, trees deposit /their/
waste-products

Not if you're as old as Rusty. Think Shakespearean dialogue, "They deposit,
there, waste products".

He just forgot the commas.

Cheers,
--
Shaun.

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and
he`ll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett, Jingo.