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To: ManyMoose who wrote (173960)1/26/2009 2:14:33 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 225578
 
After the English destroyed the French fleet they planted a couple of oak forests to build the next fleet. Eventually even the French discovered it was easier to beat the British in commerce than in war. The forest matured in time for the growing market for French wines to utilize the wood from maturing trees.