In article , Sacha
writes
On 12/9/04 20:54, in article ,
"Stephen Howard" wrote:

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Yes.. it grows on Elder true..the legend being that this is the tree
that Judas hung himself from.
Needs a bit of preparation to make it palatable though.

I thought the Judas tree to be Cercis siquiliastrum, though given its full
grown height, Judas must have been *very* short if he hanged himself from
one of those!

12m? OK, a large proportion of that won't have boughs strong enough, but
even so, that leaves enough for a good hanging.

I looked it up, because my father's tree was certainly quite large
before it finally died.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article ,
Kay writes:
|
| Yes.. it grows on Elder true..the legend being that this is the tree
| that Judas hung himself from.
| Needs a bit of preparation to make it palatable though.
|
| I thought the Judas tree to be Cercis siquiliastrum, though given its full
| grown height, Judas must have been *very* short if he hanged himself from
| one of those!
|
| 12m? OK, a large proportion of that won't have boughs strong enough, but
| even so, that leaves enough for a good hanging.
|
| I looked it up, because my father's tree was certainly quite large
| before it finally died.

One of the legends of elder is that the reason it is no larger (and
has very brittle branches) is so that it can't be used for the same
purpose again.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:

One of the legends of elder is that the reason it is no larger (and
has very brittle branches) is so that it can't be used for the same
purpose again.

Try hanging yourself on my elder - I thought I'd do a quickie while the
others were coming on.

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/bonsai01.jpg

Sorry about the qualititty of the pic - el cheapo Argos digital
carambra. (£12.99 IIRC)

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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In article ,
Jaques d'Alltrades writes:
| The message
| from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
|
| One of the legends of elder is that the reason it is no larger (and
| has very brittle branches) is so that it can't be used for the same
| purpose again.
|
| Try hanging yourself on my elder - I thought I'd do a quickie while the
| others were coming on.

I'm sorry, but I have never gone in for that form of eroticism :-)

| http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/bonsai01.jpg

I like it! Elder can look incredibly ancient very fast.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.