"D. Staples" wrote in message
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Shigo is your god, fine, but life is more important than worshiping a
corpse.


You obviously never had the opportunity in your life time to meet Dr. Shigo.
Sad, very sad. That's really sad. He also served our country, was in the
U.S.A.F. Many people have interacted with Dr. Shigo in his life time. Most
people that understand trees have great respect for the work of Dr. Shigo.
You gain no popularity by many professionals on your criticism of his
teachings. He gave more than most people could handle in workshops on tree
biology. He understood many things. Each program with him seamed to move
on to a higher level. He would do anything to help someone understand trees
and their associates. I am not a very good reader. I have not read many
books. I have read most of his literature, many of his over 200
publications in refereed journals (I have many of them in my file cabinet.
If someone is looking for one of his papers I may have it.) and listen to
him on more occasions than I can count. I saw, I heard, I felt and I
understand. Many others have as well. The thought that you have not is sad
to me. He is probably somewhere right now with John Martin teaching
someone. Did you know John Martin from South Carolina?

Obama Rocks!
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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Forester & Tree Expert
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.