Once again, it’s time for MrsT’s quizzes to branch out and spread their roots, and this round... you’ve guessed it, its trees! They help regulate our climate and provide food and shelter for a whole host of animals as well as providing us with a variety of resources, we might otherwise take for granted. Let’s face it, what wood (pun intended) the world be without trees? They come in all shapes and sizes, as do the leaves and fruit that they bare and yes, I was one of those kids who loved the school trip to Westonbirt Arboretum. For the next 12 weeks, I will leaf you with a clue or two about trees for you to mulch over.EnjoyMYSTERY TREE QUIZ #11Clue: Despite being more robust than my relatives, death still surrounds me
Yew?
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Did we not already have yew (To avoid udder chaos?)? No own idea so far.
Bente
I'll say Cedar for now [if we haven't had it]
Ray
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I had another thought and say Cypress
Elm - have we had that one already?
"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" - Wlliam Blake
If we are sticking to native British trees, there aren't that many we've not already had.
I'll suggest Sessile Oak. It thrives in the more hostile environments than the English Oak hence perhaps the reference to "more robust than my relatives". It has soft leaves which readily decompose and consequently fungi thrive. Could all that decay and decomposition relate to "death still surrounds me" - I don't know?
Best I can do at the moment but not very confident.
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ClaireM said:Elm - have we had that one already?
That's a thought, Claire. I wonder, though, if it might be Wych Elm which is hardier than English Elm. Elm has traditionally been used to make coffins.
Unknown said: Did we not already have yew (To avoid udder chaos?)? No own idea so far. Bente
Yew got that one didn't yew Elvis? Lol
Been doing my homework & these are the trees we've already had... Hazel/Common Lime/Scots Pine/Aspen/Spindle/Hornbeam/English Oak/Yew/Beech/Ash in case you have as much trouble remembering as I did!! (Not OCD, just hiding from the cold weather LOL!)
Also, not sure that Cedar & Cypress count as British Trees but I stand to be corrected ... Like CM's guess at Elm!
maybe black thorn
hard wood but surrounded by suspicion