Comments on: Top Five Trees for Life Beyond Oil – Now Let’s Hear Yours… http://transitionculture.org/2006/02/07/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-now-lets-hear-yours/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GroovyGreen.com - Start Today :: Save Tomorrow : Blog Archive : Please Plant Trees http://transitionculture.org/2006/02/07/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-now-lets-hear-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-4353 GroovyGreen.com - Start Today :: Save Tomorrow : Blog Archive : Please Plant Trees Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:52:54 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=221#comment-4353 <p>[...] Trees for Beyond Oil [...]</p> [...] Trees for Beyond Oil [...]

]]> By: nulinegvgv http://transitionculture.org/2006/02/07/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-now-lets-hear-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-161 nulinegvgv Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:49:25 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=221#comment-161 after much debate... the white oak. this majestic tree provides summer shade, excellent wood and huge edible acorns each fall. it also inspires with its size and structure. i'll send you some acorns to plant. after much debate…

the white oak. this majestic tree provides summer shade, excellent wood and huge edible acorns each fall. it also inspires with its size and structure.

i’ll send you some acorns to plant.

]]> By: Graham Strouts http://transitionculture.org/2006/02/07/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-now-lets-hear-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Graham Strouts Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:31:04 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=221#comment-159 How about the Monkey Puzzle? A bit ugly in its common place as an architectural feature in a small garden, but Ive always dreamed of planting a whole forest of them for nut production.Would be spectacular! Takes 30-40 years, but potentially one of the highest yielding food crops, and ideally suited to the wetter Western sea-boards of Ireland or Wales or SW England. How about the Monkey Puzzle? A bit ugly in its common place as an architectural feature in a small garden, but Ive always dreamed of planting a whole forest of them for nut production.Would be spectacular! Takes 30-40 years, but potentially one of the highest yielding food crops, and ideally suited to the wetter Western sea-boards of Ireland or Wales or SW England.

]]> By: Sinbad Wilmot http://transitionculture.org/2006/02/07/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-now-lets-hear-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Sinbad Wilmot Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:01:41 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=221#comment-158 From a practical point of view, I'd have to include willow, again the bark can be used for cordage, in some cases also for curing headaches (make sure you are OK with Asprin though) and it coppices well for fuel purposes. Not so hot on the grub front I guess. From an aesthetic perspective I'd have to have at least some Beech and Birch, and hey, you can get Birch sap this time of year too! Just plug the hole when you are finished so as not to kill the tree. From a practical point of view, I’d have to include willow, again the bark can be used for cordage, in some cases also for curing headaches (make sure you are OK with Asprin though) and it coppices well for fuel purposes. Not so hot on the grub front I guess. From an aesthetic perspective I’d have to have at least some Beech and Birch, and hey, you can get Birch sap this time of year too! Just plug the hole when you are finished so as not to kill the tree.

]]> By: Joe http://transitionculture.org/2006/02/07/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-now-lets-hear-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Joe Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:09:17 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=221#comment-157 From a purely practical point of view, I think Willow & Poplar may become extremely important as biofuel feedstock after Peak Oil. I feel that the energy crisis is going to catch the majority of society napping and the result will be widespread need for quick solutions, so the short rotation offered by these trees could be a very valuable characteristic. From a purely practical point of view, I think Willow & Poplar may become extremely important as biofuel feedstock after Peak Oil. I feel that the energy crisis is going to catch the majority of society napping and the result will be widespread need for quick solutions, so the short rotation offered by these trees could be a very valuable characteristic.

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