Re: Re Redwood circles (was: (2) Lifespans)
"Sean A. O'Hara" wrote:
> My wife and I were married (23 years ago) in a natural redwood ring in the
> hills behind Saratoga, California. The trees, each an identical clone to
> the others in the ring, were very closely spaced together, almost a perfect
> circle, forming a cathedral-like space inside, with only a couple of wide
> openings for entrance and exit. Inside, there was enough space to hold 200
> seated people easily.
Hi Sean,
Thank you for this beautiful description - what a wonderful place, that
tree circle!! What a great place to start one's married life, too!
The effect you describe has clear parallels to what are known in England
as "fairy rings", places where a fungus has been behaving in the same
manner as the redwoods, and progressively spreading outwards in a circle
the presence of which shows up as a circle of enhanced grass growth,
from where a single fungus spore started off.
Tony
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
