Re: Very few trees in Scotland

Doug Weller wrote:
>
> Hadrian's wall is not in Scotland, the bits of the wall I've been along
> have trees. Including Houseteads.
>
> Doug

Hmmm...
I have learned that different people have different concepts of trees.
:)
And that I should have worded my sentence more like:
Why are there few trees in Scotland and Northern England compared
to where I grew up and where I live now?

This is near where I grew up:
http://www.naturalmoment.com/trees/AshTwrVista199708-09.html

This is close to where I live now:
http://pw2.netcom.com/~wandaron/thicket.jpg

I am probably wrong, but I picture this as being somewhat
representative of Scotland:
http://www.scotlandphotos.net/foto.asp?id=955

And in a separate post:
What is Hadrian's wall made of?

This is a small part of Hadrian's Wall but similar to the rest.
http://www.athenapub.com/hadw48.htm

Paul.
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