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 #12Clue: A shiny place for a choppy broiler.N.B: Next clue on Tuesday.
getting a bit worried about you 2 lol
Ray
a good laugh is better than a tonic
Be very afraid Elvis, it might be catching!!! Lol
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Congratulations to all of you who guessed Silver birch (Betula pendula). Let’s start with the clues! First clue: A shiny place for a choppy broiler. Silver is shiny metal and choppy broiler an anagram of Birch polypore (Razor strop), a fungus often associated with Silver birch trees. The second clue: Folk of Colne may have cottoned on to this. Colne, as many of you will know is in Lancashire. Silver birch timber once made the spools, bobbins and reels used in the Lancashire cotton industry, hence cottoned on.
Silver birch can reach up to 30 metres in height. Its bark sheds paper-like layers leaving the base black and rugged. As Silver birch trees mature dark diamond shaped fissures form on the bark. The deep roots of Silver birch trees can help soil quality and help other plants grow. Their leaves are small and ovate in shape with jagged edges. Silver birch trees provide homes for a whole host of insects as well as food and potential nest sites for many birds.
A picture of a Silver birch tree is found here.
Did you know that: Silver birch was a symbol of renewal and purification in Celtic mythology.
Keep an eye out for next week’s Mystery grass and sedge quiz here soon!
Take care,
Claire
you know how to spin a yarn MrsT
Well done TJ
Good old TJ .. We never really followed up on your suggestion did we? Sidetracked by Wild Cherry!!
Now time for a trip into the world of grasses ... what I know already is that it's green & needs mowing often!! Lol
suppose I'll get called Tom Jones with the green green grass Quiz lol
its our 44th wedding anniversary today and we are still together
just two words have kept us together all these years [YES DEAR]
and of course love
WendyBartter said:Good old TJ
Oy, not so much of the old even if it is true. LOL
Just a lucky guess. The clues had me completely stumped (groan).
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WOW Elvis, that's certainly one 'Big Hunk o' Love' coupled with a bit of 'Surrender'!!! Lol