[SOC] Devastating California Bush Fires

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:09:00 -0800

for some reason we plant the damn Euke trees in 6-Land
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian C. Purdie" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Devastating California Bush Fires


> Timothy-Allen Albertson-KG6IRH wrote:
>
> > probably because there was an effort made to prevent the Eukes from
being
> > burned    in the 91 Oakland Hills fire Eukes actually blew-up and made
the
> > fire much worse
>
> Well eucalypts "are" pyro-something [can't remember the exact word]. They
have
> evolved over millions of years to "attract" fire by exuding oil in vapour
form
> as they heat up, hence exploding.
>
> Eucalypts [and most Australian trees] are incapable of reproduction
without
> fire.
>
> The most puzzling aspect of that photo was the fact trees appeared
unaffected.
> Insufficient pre-heating?
>
>
> 72/73's
>
> Ian C. Purdie
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