Comments on: Deadwood in winter http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/deadwood-in-winter/ How can we live without the unknown before us? —Rene Char Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/deadwood-in-winter/#comment-292697 Dave Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:22:26 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/23/deadwood-in-winter/#comment-292697 celeste - Granted that this is probably not a species of oak I have any experience with, I'd still be extremely surprised if this bowing down takes place after death. The wood would be much too brittle, I think. It seems to me much likelier that they were bowed over by something like an icestorm while they were still alive (and died as a result). One way or another, they do sound pretty cool-looking. Thanks for stopping by. celeste – Granted that this is probably not a species of oak I have any experience with, I’d still be extremely surprised if this bowing down takes place after death. The wood would be much too brittle, I think. It seems to me much likelier that they were bowed over by something like an icestorm while they were still alive (and died as a result).

One way or another, they do sound pretty cool-looking. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: celeste http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/deadwood-in-winter/#comment-292675 celeste Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:00:56 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/23/deadwood-in-winter/#comment-292675 Hi! Here in my "transitional oak savannah/douglas fir forest" oak trees of a certain size(roughly 9" DBH), after they have been standing dead for awhile(theory not proven yet though, I haven't been here long enough to observe this part), bow down, lose their canopy and form an arch(roughly the same bend/curve you would see when someone builds a stone wall, or those old roman bridges). I found three such trees on my 10 acres. Don't know how this really happens, but it's cool. Hi! Here in my “transitional oak savannah/douglas fir forest” oak trees of a certain size(roughly 9″ DBH), after they have been standing dead for awhile(theory not proven yet though, I haven’t been here long enough to observe this part), bow down, lose their canopy and form an arch(roughly the same bend/curve you would see when someone builds a stone wall, or those old roman bridges). I found three such trees on my 10 acres. Don’t know how this really happens, but it’s cool.

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