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March 27th, 2015, 08:36 PM
#41
Originally Posted by
Splaker
So I guess I should chop it down and use it for the bonfire...
Lol. I don't know. I think it would be pretty cool to have one.
How is it one careless cigarette can cause a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to light a campfire?
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March 27th, 2015 08:36 PM
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March 27th, 2015, 09:02 PM
#42
Originally Posted by
oaknut
Lol. I don't know. I think it would be pretty cool to have one.
definately an interesting looking tree and bark pattern... never seen one up this way...
fishy steve
id rather be lost in the woods, than found in the city!
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March 27th, 2015, 10:22 PM
#43
Originally Posted by
Splaker
Doubt it then... I'm in zone 4.... few miles from Simcoe County... glacier still hasn't retreated here...
You tricked me. LOL Your avatar says GTA.
" We are more than our gender, skin color, class, sexuality or age; we are unlimited potential, and can not be defined by one label." quote A. Bartlett
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March 28th, 2015, 02:05 AM
#44
Has too much time on their hands
Originally Posted by
Sharon
You tricked me. LOL Your avatar says GTA.
It is very much a part of the GTA. The GTA extends to Newmarket, technically speaking... I am south of #9 and just west of the #400 in King Township. We are only 15 min from Bass Pro without traffic.
Last edited by Splaker; March 28th, 2015 at 06:16 AM.
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March 28th, 2015, 06:17 AM
#45
Has too much time on their hands
Originally Posted by
oaknut
Lol. I don't know. I think it would be pretty cool to have one.
In the US it's classified a "noxious weed"!
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March 28th, 2015, 10:38 AM
#46
Don't worry about what kind of tree it is now - just wait and see as the leaves and eventually the nuts are available -- if any - then you'll know for sure - hopefully it's something that you don't want to cut down -
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March 28th, 2015, 12:43 PM
#47
Originally Posted by
Splaker
It is very much a part of the GTA. The GTA extends to Newmarket, technically speaking... I am south of #9 and just west of the #400 in King Township. We are only 15 min from Bass Pro without traffic.
I was just kidding you. You learn something every day here.
" We are more than our gender, skin color, class, sexuality or age; we are unlimited potential, and can not be defined by one label." quote A. Bartlett
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March 28th, 2015, 01:08 PM
#48
Originally Posted by
Splaker
In the US it's classified a "noxious weed"!
Yes this is true but mainly because they will out compete the native oak and hickory. Amur Cork can become huge and cast a big shadow. The berries are also not nearly as nutritious for wildlife as they are a sugary berry opposed to the proteins and fats available in acorns, beech nuts etc.
How is it one careless cigarette can cause a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to light a campfire?
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March 28th, 2015, 01:41 PM
#49
Has too much time on their hands
I haven't seen an Phellodendron amurense- Amur Corktree in many years. We use to plant them many years ago when I was apprenticing as a Landscape Technician in Southern Ontario. When I moved to Eastern Ontario to start my landscaping business some clients wanted them to be included in a new planting but I recommended other tree's native to zone 4 and 5. It really looks to be a Amur Cortree after looking at the winter wood sample.
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March 28th, 2015, 01:44 PM
#50
Originally Posted by
Splaker
Hmm... Amur cork tree, eh? It was kind of "spongy" when I picked at the bark...
Looked it up - it can grow in Ontario..
If it is one of these, you could go into business supplying the Chinese ;
Phellodendron amurense Rupr. is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae, commonly called the Amur cork tree. It is a major source of huáng bň, one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. Wikipedia
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