Re: [bolger] Re: mast roots (was BIG STICKS)
>I'd forgotten about that too! We had a few on the farm do
>
>
>
> I've seen fence posts sprout and turn into trees
> again. Some things just die hard.
>
> Roger S
that, but only the ones we cut ourselves. The purchased ones
where treated.
Jeff
Ahh yes it could easily be yarn written down over the years. I
have a book written by Joshua Slocums son that make this
statement.
I actually don't see it as too far fetched. It's a very common
practice to cut branches or shoots off plants, drop them in
water to start roots growing so it can be replanted.
No reason fresh cut tree wouldn't try to do the same.
The biggest part of the yarn that's hard for me to believe is
the springing of the planks. Though, those old boats eaten by
worns, maybe...
Jeff
have a book written by Joshua Slocums son that make this
statement.
I actually don't see it as too far fetched. It's a very common
practice to cut branches or shoots off plants, drop them in
water to start roots growing so it can be replanted.
No reason fresh cut tree wouldn't try to do the same.
The biggest part of the yarn that's hard for me to believe is
the springing of the planks. Though, those old boats eaten by
worns, maybe...
Jeff
Unlike the de-barked log used for a mast, your fence posts had the
cambuim layer just underneath the bark intact. Branches from some
species like willow and poplar have cells in the cambium
layer which can differentiate into callus tissue which can then
grow root cells.s
The most likey cause of a mast butt "sprouting" roots is it was
mycellium, the root like structures of a fungus that was thriving in
the xylem tissue in the butt of a green pine log in a dark cool moist
bilge.
Rick
cambuim layer just underneath the bark intact. Branches from some
species like willow and poplar have cells in the cambium
layer which can differentiate into callus tissue which can then
grow root cells.s
The most likey cause of a mast butt "sprouting" roots is it was
mycellium, the root like structures of a fungus that was thriving in
the xylem tissue in the butt of a green pine log in a dark cool moist
bilge.
Rick
--- In bolger@y..., "roger99a" <roger99a@h...> wrote:
> I've seen fence posts sprout and turn into trees again. Some
things
> just die hard.
>
> Roger S
>
> --- In bolger@y..., "wmrpage" <wmrpage@a...> wrote:
> > Really!
> >
> > Jeff:
> >
> > Jeff wrote:
> >
> > "If you read old stories and ship logs, you'll find that some of
> the
> > other woods if not completely dried for a year or so would start
> to
> > grow roots in the bilge of the wooden boats. Nothing could be
> done
> > about it except pull the mast. ..."
> >
> > I've done a fair amount of reading of old stories (can't claim to
> > have studied any ships'logs, though), but I've never run across
> this
> > yarn before. It sounds totally preposterous to me! Can you cite
> any
> > sources? Are you sure that your sources weren't pulling your leg?
> I'm
> > inclined to think that this is a biological impossiblity for any
> wood
> > suitable for any mast.
> >
> > Ciao for Niao,
> > Bill in MN
> >
> > (Where we do not attempt re-forestation by pushing twigs into the
> > soil.)
I've seen fence posts sprout and turn into trees again. Some things
just die hard.
Roger S
just die hard.
Roger S
--- In bolger@y..., "wmrpage" <wmrpage@a...> wrote:
> Really!
>
> Jeff:
>
> Jeff wrote:
>
> "If you read old stories and ship logs, you'll find that some of
the
> other woods if not completely dried for a year or so would start
to
> grow roots in the bilge of the wooden boats. Nothing could be
done
> about it except pull the mast. ..."
>
> I've done a fair amount of reading of old stories (can't claim to
> have studied any ships'logs, though), but I've never run across
this
> yarn before. It sounds totally preposterous to me! Can you cite
any
> sources? Are you sure that your sources weren't pulling your leg?
I'm
> inclined to think that this is a biological impossiblity for any
wood
> suitable for any mast.
>
> Ciao for Niao,
> Bill in MN
>
> (Where we do not attempt re-forestation by pushing twigs into the
> soil.)
Really!
Jeff:
Jeff wrote:
"If you read old stories and ship logs, you'll find that some of the
other woods if not completely dried for a year or so would start to
grow roots in the bilge of the wooden boats. Nothing could be done
about it except pull the mast. ..."
I've done a fair amount of reading of old stories (can't claim to
have studied any ships'logs, though), but I've never run across this
yarn before. It sounds totally preposterous to me! Can you cite any
sources? Are you sure that your sources weren't pulling your leg? I'm
inclined to think that this is a biological impossiblity for any wood
suitable for any mast.
Ciao for Niao,
Bill in MN
(Where we do not attempt re-forestation by pushing twigs into the
soil.)
Jeff:
Jeff wrote:
"If you read old stories and ship logs, you'll find that some of the
other woods if not completely dried for a year or so would start to
grow roots in the bilge of the wooden boats. Nothing could be done
about it except pull the mast. ..."
I've done a fair amount of reading of old stories (can't claim to
have studied any ships'logs, though), but I've never run across this
yarn before. It sounds totally preposterous to me! Can you cite any
sources? Are you sure that your sources weren't pulling your leg? I'm
inclined to think that this is a biological impossiblity for any wood
suitable for any mast.
Ciao for Niao,
Bill in MN
(Where we do not attempt re-forestation by pushing twigs into the
soil.)