Re: ramial wood?
Libby,
7 cm in diameter. Here's a link to an experiment in Australia:
http://aoi.com.au/acotanc/Papers/Oldfield-1/Author-n-Text.htm
Interesting. They don't use it as a mulch, but as a light cover. The
chemical interactions between the soil and the ramial wood occur when the
soil is subjected to the effects of changing temperatures and light.
Janet
on 01/03/2003 7:57 AM, Libby Valentine at LVALENTINE@WORKINGCONCEPTS.COM
wrote:
> 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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