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   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   Hi, Denis!  Recently you wrote in a message to All:   
      
   DM>  [...] the 124-year-old Douglas Fir was axed at the   
   DM>  Lake Vyrnwy estate in Powys in March.   
      
      
             Both "Lake Vyrnwy" and "Powys" are Welsh place names.  AFAIK Douglas   
   fir trees are not native to the UK, although they are native to the west coast   
   of North America.  I couldn't help noticing the location because the mother of   
   one of my high school friends, who was Welsh, thought such trees were ugly.  A   
   person with a large estate might import them as a novelty, however.   
      
             In their natural habitat Douglas fir trees may be quite close to one   
   another & they seek the light by growing tall, straight trunks.  Under crowded   
   conditions they often shed their lower branches as they grow taller.  But when   
   they're not forced to compete for light, they don't appear to do this....  :-)   
      
      
      
   DM>  A few years ago, it was measured by tree surgeon who   
   DM>  stretched a length of rope up to the top as he climbed   
   DM>  its branches.   
      
   DM>  The height was then calculated back on the ground and   
   DM>  confirmed by the Tree Register of the British Isles.   
      
   DM>  With what it can been compared?   
      
      
             I reckon it was compared with other trees in the UK... many of which   
   may be older but tend to spread out sideways.  When Dallas & I were in England   
   virtually all the trees we saw were deciduous, while firs are evergreens.  :-)   
      
      
      
      
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