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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/MK_MidsummerPlace_OakCourt01.JPG
Does anybody *else* think this tree is going to be dead soon?
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Invisible wrote:
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/MK_MidsummerPlace_OakCourt01.JPG
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> Does anybody *else* think this tree is going to be dead soon?
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At a guess that's in Milton Keynes(?)
Knowing the resilience of oaks I'd say that example will outlast the
buildings surrounding it by at least 300 years
John
--
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.
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Doctor John wrote:
> At a guess that's in Milton Keynes(?)
Yes. It's in [wait for it!] Oak Walk [rimshot!]
Basically they took a 150 year old Oak and encased it in a cement and
marble enclosure. It's really quite surreal...
> Knowing the resilience of oaks I'd say that example will outlast the
> buildings surrounding it by at least 300 years
Well they recon Oaks live up to 600 years or more... On the other hand,
being "indoors" is not a natural condition for such an organism. (!)
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On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:10:36 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> Well they recon Oaks live up to 600 years or more... On the other hand,
> being "indoors" is not a natural condition for such an organism. (!)
It's not entirely indoors, though - the sky looks pretty apparent in the
photo....?
Jim
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>> Well they recon Oaks live up to 600 years or more... On the other hand,
>> being "indoors" is not a natural condition for such an organism. (!)
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> It's not entirely indoors, though - the sky looks pretty apparent in the
> photo....?
Sure. There's sky above it. It's just that it's otherwise surrounded by
marble. And except when the Sun is exactly overhead, little sunlight
shines directly onto it. (Though obviously the near-white marble
reflects quite a bit...) I'd hazard that it probably doesn't get much
water either, since most of the ground is under marble.
--
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On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:53:20 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>> Well they recon Oaks live up to 600 years or more... On the other
>>> hand, being "indoors" is not a natural condition for such an organism.
>>> (!)
>>
>> It's not entirely indoors, though - the sky looks pretty apparent in
>> the photo....?
>
> Sure. There's sky above it. It's just that it's otherwise surrounded by
> marble. And except when the Sun is exactly overhead, little sunlight
> shines directly onto it. (Though obviously the near-white marble
> reflects quite a bit...) I'd hazard that it probably doesn't get much
> water either, since most of the ground is under marble.
I've seen this kind of arrangement before, and the tree has seemed to do
quite well. Direct sunlight isn't a 100% requirement for some types of
trees, and I imagine there is an irrigation system in place to deliver
water in sufficient quantities.
Jim
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Invisible wrote:
> Does anybody *else* think this tree is going to be dead soon?
Folks do things like that all the time on the east coast of the USA. The
trees are quite happy with the arrangement, having humans taking care of
them.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> And except when the Sun is exactly overhead, little sunlight
> shines directly onto it.
That's an exaggeration.
--
- Warp
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On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:53:20 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>Sure. There's sky above it. It's just that it's otherwise surrounded by
>marble. And except when the Sun is exactly overhead, little sunlight
>shines directly onto it. (Though obviously the near-white marble
>reflects quite a bit...) I'd hazard that it probably doesn't get much
>water either, since most of the ground is under marble.
How do trees manage to live in crouded forrests, then?
Plus, there's radiosity. :-P
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:48494dbc@news.povray.org...
>
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/MK_MidsummerPlace_OakCourt01.JPG
> Does anybody *else* think this tree is going to be dead soon?
Many people think weird things, so yes, probably. My guess, however, would
be that it will well outlast all of us here.
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