Jack Pine

I have heard it was your group that came up with the rule of thumb. I know nothing about it! And frankly, these black walnuts we have make fruit akin to small cannon balls so I would not care to be under one if someone was giving it a thump unless I had a helmet.

 

Yep, I've been in an Oak forest in a mast year, you need a hard hat

 

I had a Gum tree in my front yard. They look harmless but if they hit you in the head, they leave holes in your scalp. Kind of like being hit with a nut mace !!

 

Blimey, they look dangerous Annie

 

They are when they fall from up high and that's where most of them are.

 

That tree played a part in my early teen years. It was skateboards as the new toy. Not the big polyurethane wheels that rolled over things but the metal skate wheels. I lost a lot of skin to that tree by the driveway.

 

Was that you with the orange crate in Back to the Future?

 

Can't wait to see the progress of this @Zigs

 

It's looking dodgy Clay, the seedling has wilted since I watered it yesterday

 

Sad to hear that Zigs.

 

Ta Logan I've still got some more seed in the bag, keeping my eye on it for germination

 

Your welcome, you might have damaged the root when putting the seedling in.

 

Either that or I over watered it

 

That was my first thought. We have acres and acres of planted pines in the South. They stick these itty bitty trees in the ground in rows and just leave them. They don't even water them in.

 

That's true.