AI is crying out for regulation, while virologists doing gain-of-function research take the opposite tack. Why?
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A plant pundit comments on plants, the foibles and fun of academic life, and other things of interest.
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My first-quick-guess at your pic was France, which it could easily have been. Trees-for-shade is a good idea where it's hot.
Yes, true, and a common enough practice in many countries; just not in the USA.
Dearest Phactor,
have just moved country (to England)and our street is 'lined' with pollarded limes. They were obviously cut the past autumn or winter and the new shoots are already about a metre (3') long.
All my books are still in boxes, but I know that 'lime' in English is of medieval origin and relates in some way to the wood of the tree and not to the citrus tree/fruit.
Traditionally pollarding instead of normal coppicing was carried out to keep the new growths out of the reach of grazing animals. In the case of street trees, it allows more light in the winter, controls tree size and stops heavy and potentially dangerous branches reaching over the road.
Enjoy your sojourn in Italy!
Boa viagem,
BrianO
Dear Brain O,
as usual you are correct and TPP is guilty of confusing coppicing with pollarding. Thanks for pointing this out.
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