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<blockquote data-quote="geefull" data-source="post: 2203861" data-attributes="member: 305199"><p>good morning all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>4.3 today</p><p></p><p>shopping and hopefully lunch out today <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>yesterday we managed to start doing some chopping up for disposal of some extremely thorny bits of tree, it was something that had grown from a random seedling over many years and which had got much too big to prune effectively ourselves.</p><p>Our neighbour got a new chainsaw and has been offering all the neighbours round about help with chopping and lopping straggly and dead looking tree bits <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite39" alt=":hilarious:" title="Hilarious :hilarious:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hilarious:" /></p><p></p><p>so, we asked him to take it down, result is a big mess of prickly branches and twigs. Branches can be dealt with, in many ways, more easily than the small thorny bits. The thorns are needle sharp and up to about 2 inches long, it has very effective defences <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>It was/is a 'Sea Buckthorn' , pretty orange berries -very sour<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite61" alt=":sorry:" title="Sorry :sorry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sorry:" /> (and yes I tried one <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite39" alt=":hilarious:" title="Hilarious :hilarious:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hilarious:" />), which are harvested in some places as a source of vitamin C, fatty acids and other good stuff. But it can be invasive as it grows readily from the berries and the roots 'run'. What remains will probably regrow from the stump and there are a couple of seedlings elsewhere in our 'so called' garden so we can decide later which to allow to stay and we'll be able to prune to keep things reasonable. </p><p></p><p>Hope your day treats you kindly <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geefull, post: 2203861, member: 305199"] good morning all :) 4.3 today shopping and hopefully lunch out today ;) yesterday we managed to start doing some chopping up for disposal of some extremely thorny bits of tree, it was something that had grown from a random seedling over many years and which had got much too big to prune effectively ourselves. Our neighbour got a new chainsaw and has been offering all the neighbours round about help with chopping and lopping straggly and dead looking tree bits :hilarious: so, we asked him to take it down, result is a big mess of prickly branches and twigs. Branches can be dealt with, in many ways, more easily than the small thorny bits. The thorns are needle sharp and up to about 2 inches long, it has very effective defences ;) It was/is a 'Sea Buckthorn' , pretty orange berries -very sour:sorry: (and yes I tried one :hilarious:), which are harvested in some places as a source of vitamin C, fatty acids and other good stuff. But it can be invasive as it grows readily from the berries and the roots 'run'. What remains will probably regrow from the stump and there are a couple of seedlings elsewhere in our 'so called' garden so we can decide later which to allow to stay and we'll be able to prune to keep things reasonable. Hope your day treats you kindly :) [/QUOTE]
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