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mark12_30 · 05-07-2003, 03:33 PM

Weeeeellll, I did it.

I am hereby guilty of Quercusicide or Quercicide or Quercide, I'm not sure which. But the oak trees that were towering over my struggling little beeches and covering them with their overpowering canopy, are still towering, but they will canopy no more...

I girdled them. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

Especially one tall, beautiful, straight oak that might have been one of the nicest on our property. Definitely in the top ten. If only it hadn't been smack in the middle of five little struggling beech trees, it would have lived. But-- wrong place wrong time.

So I guess Treebeard and the rest of the ents will hate me. And I'll probably be exiled from Lorien forever and ever.

My one defense is that I was trying to make room for the beeches. But I can look out my window, still, and see how tall and straight that oak is standing. Oh well.

It'll be well seasoned by next winter, anyway...

05-07-2003, 03:33 PM	#11
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Weeeeellll, I did it. I am hereby guilty of Quercusicide or Quercicide or Quercide, I'm not sure which. But the oak trees that were towering over my struggling little beeches and covering them with their overpowering canopy, are still towering, but they will canopy no more... I girdled them. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] Especially one tall, beautiful, straight oak that might have been one of the nicest on our property. Definitely in the top ten. If only it hadn't been smack in the middle of five little struggling beech trees, it would have lived. But-- wrong place wrong time. So I guess Treebeard and the rest of the ents will hate me. And I'll probably be exiled from Lorien forever and ever. My one defense is that I was trying to make room for the beeches. But I can look out my window, still, and see how tall and straight that oak is standing. Oh well. It'll be well seasoned by next winter, anyway... __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.