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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Thank you Oliver, this is a great list and gives me plenty to investigate! I expect I might contact you further to pick your brain a little more. <BR>
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Do you know and contacts in communities where black Ash is being grown / used for basket making and /or lacrosse sticks ?<BR>
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I like the Macintosh apple connection - it is ringing a vague bell in my memory. Do I presume this was in Ontario? Do you happen to have resources on this ?thanks so much , this is just the kind of response I was hoping for . Now if there was just an “Oliver” in every province!<BR>
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Brenlee<BR>
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On 11/03/14 9:01 AM, "ConsultingArborist ." <<a href="careofthetrees@gmail.com">careofthetrees@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Well, I can think of a few offhand. I leave the details to you (or email me if you're stuck), but here's the executive summary versions:<BR>
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1) The origin of the Macintosh apple.<BR>
2) Jacques Cartier and the vitamin C in white cedars.<BR>
3) Black ash - natives use it for basket-making.<BR>
4) Dr. Doug Larson and the discovery of ancient cedars on the Niagara escarpment.<BR>
5) There is a "forest" of tree stumps at the bottom of Georgian Bay.<BR>
6) The tulip-tree at Woodside National Historic Site in Kitchener.<BR>
7) Toronto subway construction coincides with a sudden decline in hemlocks.<BR>
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Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)<BR>
Consulting Arborist-Ecologist<BR>
ISA Certified Arborist #ON-1178A<BR>
Tel: 613-923-8833<BR>
Web: www.oliverkilian.com/treecare <<a href="http://www.oliverkilian.com/treecare">http://www.oliverkilian.com/treecare</a>> <BR>
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On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Brenlee/Robinson <<a href="brenlee.robinson@gmail.com">brenlee.robinson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> CANADIAN HISTORY RETOLD - THROUGH TREE STORIES!<BR>
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Do you have a tree story you wish other Canadians knew about? <BR>
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Do you know of a tree story that contributes to our knowledge of our own Canadian history?<BR>
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I would like to compile tree stories that help contribute to our appreciation of Canadian history. I need your help to do it.<BR>
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This need not be a single tree, it might be a stand, or any other grouping of trees. There might be something quirky about a species – like Black Ash being grown specifically for use for sticks in our national game of lacrosse.<BR>
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It could be something like the first incidence of urban forest civil action when in 1958 Winnipeg neighbourhood ladies surrounded a huge Elm tree to protect it from removal for road expansion. <BR>
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Why is there an oak leaf on the PEI flag but hardly any oaks in PEI? <BR>
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The story of the 100 plus year old Kinsol trestle bridge in BC made out of Douglas Fir and still in use. <BR>
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If you have a tree story that you wish other Canadians or visitors to Canada knew about, please contact me! If you can help me bring these historic tree stories to a wider audience, I will make the process as painless as possible! I will greatly appreciate it, and so will the trees! <BR>
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Everyone contributing a story will be acknowledged in the final product.<BR>
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Thank you,<BR>
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Brenlee Robinson,<BR>
Master of Forest Conservation<BR>
Former Director, Ontario Urban Forest Council<BR>
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<a href="Brenlee.robinson@gmail.com">Brenlee.robinson@gmail.com</a> <<a href="http://Brenlee.robinson@gmail.com">http://Brenlee.robinson@gmail.com</a>> <BR>
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