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12-Jun-2020 12:36:18 PM
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On 12-Jun-2020 Superstu wrote:
>Yah thanks for posting Ian, appreciated.
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>You can definitely see the variation between multi-stemmed thin-trunk
>snow gums in some areas and the gnarly old single thick gums (that hurt
>when you plough into them on skis!), and the explanation about fire pattern
>makes sense when you've got multiple post-fire recovery strategies.
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>Now to explain why there always seems to be a perfectly gnarled old thick
>stemmed snow gum accompanying every high country hut, conveniently positioned
>for composing photos...
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... they remain because they were too heavy and tough to break for firewood, whereas the lighter multi-trunk ones were vulnerable?
;-)
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12-Jun-2020 4:24:10 PM
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On 12-Jun-2020 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>... they remain because they were too heavy and tough to break for firewood,
>whereas the lighter multi-trunk ones were vulnerable?
>;-)
Ah yes, and there are also several theories as to why the huts in the high country are always surrounded by a dark green nitrogen-loving grass. ;-)
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