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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (15493)	1/3/2002 11:31:14 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

On the topic of wood. I also have an adequate supply of American red and white oak. This country cannot supply oak (in economic quantity) these days unfortunately (just like lobsters) I know of good supply in in the FSU though. I just would like to feel that such supplies are renewable.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (15493)	1/4/2002 7:09:42 PM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

OT: Speaking of old wood.... Bristlecone Pines Earth's oldest living inhabitant "Methuselah" at 4,767 years, has lived more than a millennium longer than any other tree. Discover how these trees were found and where they live. Learn of their unique strategies for survival. The focus will be on the White-Inyo mountain range of California. sonic.net It should give us all a bit of humility in the face of living things that predate most of any of our history. There's an amazingly old yew tree in Great Britain somewhere, but I don't have the ref handy.