Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 4/28/2018 1:34 PM, Steve 'Cannabis Oil' Wertz wrote:
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>> "Steve 'Cannabis Oil' Wertz" wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> Everyone, let us all put aside this squalid bickering that has
>>> infested this
>>> froup as of late...all this fighting is childish and energy - wasting...
>>>
>>> It is ARBOR DAY, when we honor our FRIENDS the TREES...they never
>>> argue or
>>> fight or war with each other, they are stolid and stalwart and
>>> upright...they ask for NOTHING...could anything be more BLESSED than
>>> to be a
>>> TREE...a grand SEQUOIA...a hardy OAK...a loverly GINKGO...a APPLE,
>>> PEACH, or
>>> CHERRY tree...???
>>>
>>> Remember, kids, it takes JUST as much energy to be HAPPY as it does
>>> to be
>>> negative...happiness ALWAYS yields better results...on yer tombstone
>>> do you
>>> want inscribed, "I Died Old, Bitter, and Stupid", or "I Died HAPPY :-)
>>> "...so go out and say THANK YOU to a TREE today...!!!
>>>
>>> Anyways, here is a lil' tribute to our friends the trees:
>>>
>>> "I am a large PLANT that can make all yer dreams come true.....I can
>>> be the
>>> Grand Piano in yer living room......I am the House that you live
>>> in........I
>>> am the handle on yer Broom and the Guitar you love to play.......I am
>>> the
>>> Paper you read or write on and I can provide your Kids a College
>>> Education
>>> or buy you a new Car......I can be made into Gasoline or be simple
>>> Firewood
>>> for a pleasant Family Evening.....I can be farmed like Wheat or
>>> Corn.......If you cut me down and use me, another Tree will grow in a
>>> short
>>> time to take my place.....I am one of the Resources that Man has
>>> available
>>> for him to use and I will be around FOREVER because Man has a LOT of
>>> uses
>>> for me......"
>>>
>>> Best
>>> Greg
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> Very nice) As for negative or nastiness against me, I ignore it)
>>> Actually it makes me laugh at the pathetic attempts to upset me lol
>>> Big
>>> Fail) Just Feeble <g>
>>>
>>> Trees are much nicer than many people I love them all)
>>
>> Indeed, Ms. O...!!!
>>
>> This weekend I am visiting a local Shakespeare Garden, a small local
>> park that already has some blooms (a few weeks on it will turn into a
>> lovely rose garden), and just generally perambulating about enjoying
>> nature's bounty...we've had a cold and even snowy April, time to get out.
>>
>> And if you could be a tree, what sort of tree would you wish to be...???
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>>
> Well it wouldn't be a pecan tree , people are always cracking their
> nuts ... actually I'd like to be a big ol' red oak , standing alone on
> the top of the hill . We really like trees , have many thousands of them
> on our land . You wouldn't believe how many people think we should allow
> the loggers in , they think it should be clear cut . Hey , the trees are
> a big part of why we wanted this place ! We heat with wood , and with
> care we feel we can improve the overall health of the woods by culling
> diseased , standing dead , and otherwise not-healthy trees .
>

Red oaks are impressive trees. I have several.

But White oaks are the giants. They have the most palatable acorns. If
you are starving in a forest, and you know what a white oak looks like,
you will be drawn to them, much like deer. Some species of oaks produce
bitter acorns.