Brian wrote (that's me)
>
> Great set of photos Richards.
>
> I have two questions; what are the species of tree in these photos.
>
> Cypress ?? Which
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/PtLobos09/content/bin/images
> /large/20091121_139.jpg
>
> Pine ?? Which ?
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/PtLobos09/content/20091121
> _155_large.html
And lots of you replied.
I thought I recognised the two species, and asked to be sure. Turns out I
can recognise plant species better than I can recognise human individuals !!
Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress) was indeed practically extinct
(geologically speaking) until migrant gold miners in the 1800's brought
seeds to New Zealand (where it thrives, is much valued, and yields a very
useful timber + shelter from winds in many places) and other countries (
comment from Andrew notwithstanding)
Pinus radiata (Monterey pine) almost the same. I couldn't be sure since the
USA has so many similar species of pine with serotinous cones. Radiata
pine is now an outstandingly useful species of plantation tree in New
Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Portugal; and other countries where I'm not
aware of its use. Has a very versatile timber, and is capable of a range of
good plantation management options.
I'm away from home at the moment on the end of a truly awful landline. I
cannot download Jim's revised rose photo as the file size makes the
computer disconnect repeatedly and predictably. Very frustrating. From the
little I could see, the background of the old version was better than the new.
But I could see little of the flower itself.
The connectivity problem here is so bad that I have been unable to
download a new version of the core file of Avast antivirus, as the system
cannot cope with a 435,000 byte download all in one hit. File too big; gets to
about 140,000 bytes, then cuts out.
Brian Swale.
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