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Sorbus- Mountain Ash 'stump'
Today I cut down our Mountain Ash which was 18 years old and
planted before we moved into the house next to the drive. We had the cars covered in berries in summer, leaves in autumn sap in spring and bird crap all year. The stump is approx 6 inches high above ground, and I doubt if I could dig it out without damaging the drive , so how can I help it on it's way ? TIA |
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Sorbus- Mountain Ash 'stump'
Merlin wrote: Today I cut down our Mountain Ash which was 18 years old and planted before we moved into the house next to the drive. We had the cars covered in berries in summer, leaves in autumn sap in spring and bird crap all year. The stump is approx 6 inches high above ground, and I doubt if I could dig it out without damaging the drive , so how can I help it on it's way ? Drill big vertical holes in it, fill them with sodium chlorate, cover, and wait for it to get really dry, then set fire to it (maybe around the end of July). -- Mike. |
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Sorbus- Mountain Ash 'stump'
In message , Janet Baraclough
writes The message from "Merlin" contains these words: Today I cut down our Mountain Ash which was 18 years old and planted before we moved into the house next to the drive. Rowans are traditionally planted at the gate to protect the property against witches and lost spirits. Many country people consider it very bad luck to cut one down. Damn, we've one next to the gate, I was going to cut down for the same reasons as the OP, in a couple of year's time once the replacement tree had established, now I'm all undecided. -- Due to the very painful lack of quoting Google promotes, all Usenet posts originating from Google users are now deleted unseen, this means if you post from Google I won't see it. N.B. the preceding sig is copyright free, feel free to copy it. == bof at bof dot me dot uk == |
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Google Groups users: helpful hint [Was: Sorbus- Mountain Ash 'stump']
bof wrote: [...] Due to the very painful lack of quoting Google promotes, all Usenet posts originating from Google users are now deleted unseen, this means if you post from Google I won't see it. N.B. the preceding sig is copyright free, feel free to copy it. == bof at bof dot me dot uk == But, GG users, don't despair! Bof will still read you if you note the following from another group's FAQ: A recent change at Google Groups is causing its users to create messages that don't quote any previous material at all, which is baffling to our readers. If you're going to use the Google interface to reply to Usenet posts, please perform this extra step: (1) click "show options" next to the poster's name, and (2) click "Reply" in the line: Reply | Reply to Author| Forward | Print | Individual Message This will put quotations and attributions in your message, just as other newsreader programs do. I'd add that it's best if you put your new message _after_ the old ones. You can cut the old messages down by deleting bits and putting [...] instead. Hope you enjoy uk.rec.gardening as much as I do. -- Mike. |
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Sorbus- Mountain Ash 'stump'
" Rowans are traditionally planted at the gate to protect the property against witches and lost spirits. Many country people consider it very bad luck to cut one down. The tree is cut down to ground level, holes drilled and filled with sodium chlorate, covered with polythene and the following night a woman came to my door from the liberal democrats. Guess I will have to plant another. |
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Sorbus- Mountain Ash 'stump'
"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The message from "Merlin" contains these words: " Rowans are traditionally planted at the gate to protect the property against witches and lost spirits. Many country people consider it very bad luck to cut one down. The tree is cut down to ground level, holes drilled and filled with sodium chlorate, covered with polythene and the following night a woman came to my door from the liberal democrats. Oh dear! I expect she was trying to obtain a hair from your head, She is 10 years too late to do that ! |
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