I've been wondering lately why there are very few trees in Scotland. Most are along streams or have been planted.
Did humans cut them all down for firewood over the last few thousand
years, the glaciers mow them down, or do they not grow in the rocky
limestone soil?
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Re: Very few trees in Scotland ... >I've been wondering lately why there are very few trees in Scotland.... >Most are along streams or have been planted. ... >Did humans cut them all down for firewood over the last few thousand ... demand for cheap newspaper saw the demise of most Scottish forests.... (sci.geo.geology)
Re: A different post about Leylandii ... The ground they are on is a grass covered "green area" with no other trees... :-) Much of Scotland is owned by absentees. ... smallish strip of land but neither the land nor the trees have anything to ... need to notify all adjacent owners of impending planning applications. ... (uk.rec.gardening)
Re: New to this - how do I proceed ... My Mom and Dad had started researching the family several years ... apparently extends that line back to Robert the Bruce of Scotland.... The problem with several trees showing the same info is that they're ... which patrons were careful researchers and which were not, ... (soc.genealogy.methods)
Re: PALM TREES IN SCOTLAND ... I worked as a gardener in Inverewe Gardens and there were NO ...trees growing there. ... So the date palms in the south of France aren't real palms? ... Could it be that there *are* palm trees in Scotland?... (soc.culture.scottish)
Re: PALM TREES IN SCOTLAND ... I worked as a gardener in Inverewe Gardens and there were NO ...trees growing there. ... So the date palms in the south of France aren't real palms? ... Could it be that there *are* palm trees in Scotland?... (soc.culture.scottish)
