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identity_of_trees_walks [2014-08-19 17:24] – [* Silver birch, zilverberk, le bouleau verruqueux, betula pendula] rasa | identity_of_trees_walks [2014-08-19 18:13] – [* Larch, lork, le mélèze, larix] rasa | ||
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- | Friends: toads, bats | + | // Try to reach as high as the lork does // |
- | Duties: wood is used for fences, bats, staircases, telephone poles | + | |
- | Character: is a pioneer, | + | The larch stands for survival. It was the first species |
- | check story on tannine | + | |
+ | Larch is the only species of its sort that looses its leafs in winter. Unlike other trees and plants, larch did not evolve | ||
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+ | Larch produces one of the toughest woods obtained from conifers and is also resistant to woodworm. It is widely used in construction, | ||
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+ | Large quantities of resin are obtained by tapping the trunk. Small holes are bored into the trunk, most resin being obtained from near the centre of the trunk. When properly made, the same borehole can be used for 20 - 30 years. The resin has a wide range of uses including wood preservatives, | ||
// We thought of birth, when you walk on, think how is death present // | // We thought of birth, when you walk on, think how is death present // | ||
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- | dominant | + | // Feel the softness of its skin, enjoy its leaves when raining, observe its beauty and grace and in early spring, picture its fluorescent leaves // |
- | duties: name: in German ' | + | |
- | character: very sensitive to the wind, low spread roots (vs oak), very thin and soft skin, shuts its trunk with leaves like a coat because otherwise it get sunburned and can die; has a beautiful green in spring (fluo), and buttons | + | Like the Birch, the Beech has a strongly feminine presence, but while birch is a "lady," beech is a queen. Sometimes known as the Mother of the Woods, she stands |
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+ | Forêt de Soignes is known as the 'beech cathedral', | ||
+ | 38% of the Forêt de Soignes belongs to the Brussels Region, 56% to Flanders and 6% to Wallonia. Only Brussels has decided to keep part of the 'beech cathedral' | ||
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+ | In German ' | ||
+ | Beeches tend to grow their leaves in order to cover all air above them and if necessary, they wear them as a coat along their trunks. This is due to the fact that beeches are highly sensitive to sunlight, and if they' | ||
+ | Being highly sensitive and very graceful, beech is thus also a very dominant species. Not many plants can stand the shade of the beech. And once there are some beeches present in a forest, the spread very quickly. | ||
+ | But one tempest or heavy winds can be enough to make the beech stumble. Unlike the oak, beech roots are very superficial. During walks in Forêt de Soignes, you'll encounter frequently a fallen beech with its roots standing straight up as a natural wall to climb. | ||
// As a ritual to end this walk and celebrate your membership, find a new place for that something you picked up // | // As a ritual to end this walk and celebrate your membership, find a new place for that something you picked up // |