RE: ramial wood?

Hi Kitty,
Clarification question on ramial wood (new term to me) - do you mean 7 cm or
7 mm diameter?  Or maybe circumference not diameter?  7 cm diameter is
somewhat under 3 inches and doesn't seem like a twig to me.  When I was
little we had tons of tiny twigs on and in the soil in the woods in northern
MI - if you could find a spot between the roots the soil was great.

Thanks,
Libby
Maryland zone 6
 

>For others:
>  "Ramial wood" refers to twigs having less than 7 cm in diameter. They
>contain soluble or little-polymerized lignin, the base for soil
aggregates
>and highly reactive humus. These small-size branches are not used as
>firewood, even in the poorest tropical countries.
>
>Kitty

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