New Square Tree Controversy

[Waumbek]

NH foresters have developed square trees. This is not the result of genetic engineering per se but MAS, market assisted selection. Nevertheless, they are controversial. Loggers love 'em. Easier and more efficient to stack and truck to mills. Tree huggers and bears hate 'em. Harder to get your arms around. Squirrels won't like them either. They spiral up a tree. Love 'em or hate 'em, they'll be ready for market April 1, 2009. Details here

 

[Jay H]

Square logs/splits would fit in my wood stove better too!

Jay

 

[dentonfabrics]

Uh-huh....aren't you a couple of days late with that story Waumbek? Three days to be exact?

 

[Waumbek]

Uh-huh....aren't you a couple of days late with that story Waumbek? Three days to be exact?

Believe it or not, it's still "news."

 

[RoySwkr]

Mathematicians have known about these for years. They grow from square roots.

 

[Tom Rankin]

Mathematicians have known about these for years. They grow from square roots.

GROAN!! Geek Post of the day!

 

[David Metsky]

I'm more concerned about the logarithms...

 

[prino]

Don't want to sound like a square but I think its a round the time to Log out!

 

[KayakDan]

Square trees would certainly make for better logistics.

 

[carole]

I'm going out on a limb here and will wait to see what the square trees 'leave'.

 

[Peakbagr]

Do you think my Lab will bark when she see's one?
You'd have to axe the loggers, too.

 

[Waumbek]

I'm worried about unfair competition. Unquestionably, these new trees would have the market cornered.

 

[Chip]

In the immortal words of Biff Tannen, I think all you jokesters ought to "Make like a tree and get outta here !"

 

[Peakbagr]

I may be square, but even I get some of these.

 

[Kevin Rooney]

Uh-huh....aren't you a couple of days late with that story Waumbek? Three days to be exact?

I don't think Waumbek got round to it in time...

 

[Chip]

I'm more concerned about the logarithms...

I'm stumped. Wood you please leaf me out of this branch of the conversation.

 

[Jay H]

hey Chip, that surely doesn't look like any peak I'm familiar with in Western CT...


(Hope you guys have a great trip)

Jay

 

[woodstrider]

Cube-shaped watermelons

Some time back in the ice age that preceeded this net age I read a story about the development of a cuboid melon, by the Japanese. It was engineered to grow in that shape so that it would be easier to transport and fit into cube shaped packaging. Now trees! What will be next....radishes grown to resemble roses?