Re: [APML] OT: What does one's observatory look like?

["Ray Rochelle" <r.rochelle@sbcglobal.net>]

David,
I see you are a country boy for sure.........
I have used this for years to girdle trees for removal no matter the size. 
Any farm boy would know that once you cut the Cambium layer the tree is 
doomed. No chemicals, No tree huggers, No injuries, No tree...........
Lol
Ray
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Keeley" <drmellow@davekeeley.com>
To: "'Discussion of Film Astrophotography'" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:22 AM
Subject: RE: [APML] OT: What does one's observatory look like?


> Reading about copper nails reminds me of the tree spiking that went on
> by the Earth Firsters in the Pacific Northwest in the 80's. A spike
> going through a saw mill will create havoc, possibly even killing the
> sawyer. I know of a tree faller that hit a nail and bucked the chainsaw
> back into his face creating a 6 inch permanent scare. He's lucky it
> wasn't worse.
>
> The easiest way to kill a tree is severe the bark around the trunk. You
> DON'T have to use a chainsaw to ring a tree. It can easily be done by
> peeling sections of bark off by hand. Deer and Bear do it all the time
> just by scratching or rubbing their antlers on the trunk.
>
> By next spring, the tree will be dead. Guaranteed.
>
> My humble 2 cents
>
> Dave
>
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