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identity_of_trees_walks [2014-08-19 17:51] – [* Beech, beuk, le hètre, fagus sylvatica] rasa | identity_of_trees_walks [2014-08-19 18:13] – [* Larch, lork, le mélèze, larix] rasa | ||
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+ | // Try to reach as high as the lork does // | ||
+ | The larch stands for survival. It was the first species to migrate back north after Ice Age. Larch can survive in very austere environments, | ||
- | Friends: toads, bats | + | Larch is the only species of its sort that looses its leafs in winter. Unlike other trees and plants, larch did not evolve into the sophisticated reproductive system of the angiosperms. The gemma of the larch is not entirely covered by the leaves of the flower. There is no pollen tube that leads the way trough the cells in order to reach its destination. And as a consequence, |
- | Duties: wood is used for fences, bats, staircases, telephone poles | + | |
- | Character: is a pioneer, the first to come back after the ice age, can survive in very austere environments, | + | Larch produces one of the toughest woods obtained from conifers and is also resistant to woodworm. It is widely |
- | check story on tannine | + | |
+ | 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 | ||
// 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 // |