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[Neil Lawton]

I was coming to the end of a full day teaching yesterday when the wood fairy turned up with this.

It's approx 10" diameter.



It's a root burr from a Lleylandii, very common apparently but not seen so much as the roots are normally left in situ as they don't sucker and just rot away. Another two were found as the roots of an old hedge were dug out but they had already gone too far. They can be hollow and a bit disappointing but we'll have to wait and see.

 

[Cumbrian Craig]

That looks like a lovely piece of wood. I hope it behaves for you

 

[KevinMc]

I was coming to the end of a full day teaching yesterday when the wood fairy turned up with this.

It's approx 10" diameter.

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It's a root burr from a Lleylandii, very common apparently but not seen so much as the roots are normally left in situ as they don't sucker and just rot away. Another two were found as the roots of an old hedge were dug out but they had already gone too far. They can be hollow and a bit disappointing but we'll have to wait and see.

So what’s the plan? ....

Kevin

 

[Penpal]

It seems there will soon be one Cypress Hedge tree per person in the Uk,so supply would seem to be assured.We have a tall hedge around our house so when across the road became 5 two story units ,bliss for our privacy and shade in the summer. First day of Autumn and 30,s forecast for the week.

Peter.

 

[fortress]

I wonder what's inside waiting to come out.

 

[Lons]

The wood fairy is far too good for you marra, send her up North.

I turned a bit of Lleylandi a while ago and it spat resin all over the place, takes some cleaning off.

 

[Neil Lawton]

So what’s the plan? ....

Kevin

Chap wanted a bowl out of half of it but now I've debarked it and seen how it is made up there would be lots of waste to make two small bowls so I'm just going to turn it and see what happens. It won't be in the next few days as a lovely young lady who came on a course last week left me with her cold so I'm having to have a few days off to be well enough to teach the courses booked in next week.

 

[Lons]

a lovely young lady who came on a course last week left me with her cold so I'm having to have a few days off to be well enough to teach the courses booked in next week.

Get outa bed and back to work ya wimp. Anyway I thought pupils were supposed to give the teacher an apple not a cold.

 

[wm460]

Interesting looking burr.

The wood fairy is far too good for you marra, send her up North.

Marra is an Australian Aboriginal language, traditionally spoken on an area of the Gulf of Carpentaria coast in the Northern Territory around the Roper, Towns and Limmen Bight Rivers. :mooney:

 

[wm460]

Get outa bed and back to work ya wimp. Anyway I thought pupils were supposed to give the teacher an apple not a cold.

A couple cold beers would be better.:pint:

 

[Lons]

Interesting looking burr.




Marra is an Australian Aboriginal language, traditionally spoken on an area of the Gulf of Carpentaria coast in the Northern Territory around the Roper, Towns and Limmen Bight Rivers. :mooney:

Naaa..., It's an English Georgie expression for mate, friend, buddy, workmate.
Abbos must have been deported to OZ

 

[Bill Mooney]

A lovely piece of timber there Neil. Hope the swivels dry up soon mate.