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There have been a few interviews here in Australia with a hobby farmer
who is planting a few thousand "diesel trees". He doesn't plan to profit
from the venture, it's more out of curiosity. He says that the tree
produces a sap which can be poured directly into the fuel tank of a diesel
vehicle.

A google search on "diesel tree" reveals that there is such a tree, it
comes from Brazil. Each can yield up to 20 litres of diesel twice per year,
with a productive life of up to 70 years. Its timber is sought after by
cabinetmakers, too. As a fuel source, it won't pose any threat to Esso,
but does offer the possibility of a small farmer (in the tree's tropical
growing region) becoming self-sufficient in terms of liquid fuel if he
makes the land available. Maybe this tree is the origin of turpentine?
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

Interesting one John, oh is there a Beer tree?


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/* I posted this to another group, it might be of interest here too */

There have been a few interviews here in Australia with a hobby farmer
who is planting a few thousand "diesel trees". He doesn't plan to profit
from the venture, it's more out of curiosity. He says that the tree
produces a sap which can be poured directly into the fuel tank of a diesel
vehicle.

A google search on "diesel tree" reveals that there is such a tree, it
comes from Brazil. Each can yield up to 20 litres of diesel twice per
year,
with a productive life of up to 70 years. Its timber is sought after by
cabinetmakers, too. As a fuel source, it won't pose any threat to Esso,
but does offer the possibility of a small farmer (in the tree's tropical
growing region) becoming self-sufficient in terms of liquid fuel if he
makes the land available. Maybe this tree is the origin of turpentine?
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

"John Savage" wrote in message
There have been a few interviews here in Australia with a hobby
farmer
who is planting a few thousand "diesel trees". (snip) Maybe this
tree is the origin of turpentine?

No, 'tis the pine family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine

John Savage wrote:


He says that the tree
produces a sap which can be poured directly into the fuel tank of a diesel
vehicle.



Ooh! I want one of those. I absolutely LOVE the smell of diesel; I'd
just lay under it a sniff it.