Thanks, Brian. That sorts that out, then.
But the commercial plantations of conifers are not Scots pines, I don't think.
And some years ago I saw an article about a single chap who was single-handedly
planting deciduous trees "to replace what was here in the old days" (or
something like that). He was clearly mistaken.
Chris
On 11 Oct 2013, at 00:15, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> Thanks for jumping in, Brian. Although I respect your opinion as an
>> expert in this field (ho, ho), but I thought that Scotland was forested
>> with mainly deciduous trees in the distant past, and that Scots Pines were
>> a relatively modern introduction to the region.
>>
>> I'll need to go and do some research: for instance, what types of tree
>> covered the region before the clearances, and how long before?
>>
>> Chris
>
> Hi all, Please read through this article ..
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_pine
>
> I'm pleased to note that my memory wasn't far off the mark.
>
> I had wondered about the influence of bog formation - most pines will not
> tolerate bog at all
> well, but wasn't sure enough of my remembered facts to mention it.
>
> It's a longish article but worth reading through - was for me anyway.
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|