Tortured Tropics...was Re: Picture Gallery Update 3/10/97
geoline
Reiner personally commented:
>Personally and generally, I don't like deadwood on non-coniferous
>plants. (One exception I can think of are buttonwoods.) I think deadwood
>is even more out of place on a tree like a bougainvillea, which to me
>represents the lusciousness of tropical or semi-tropical growth, not
>usually synonymous with a life-long struggle against the elements.
Sheesh, Reiner, you've never lived in Guam where bougainvillea is the
national flower and the place gets run over by typhoons (known as
hurricanes in the West) packing 90-180 miles per hour winds (I dunno how to
translate miles into kilometers), electrical storms and earthquakes on a
regular basis. It is not unusual to see tortured bougainvillea or
lightning struck tropical trees. The tropics has its own fair share of of
severe weather elements which frequently restyles islands, trees, roof tops
and concrete hotels.
Geoline,
Formerly of the
Dededo Guam
"Our Roof is in Another Yard"
Convertible Bonsai Cafe
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Luis Fontanills
In a message dated 97-03-12 20:53:01 EST, you write:
<< Reiner personally commented:
>Personally and generally, I don't like deadwood on non-coniferous
>plants. (One exception I can think of are buttonwoods.) I think deadwood
>is even more out of place on a tree like a bougainvillea, which to me
>represents the lusciousness of tropical or semi-tropical growth, not
>usually synonymous with a life-long struggle against the elements.
Sheesh, Reiner, you've never lived in Guam where bougainvillea is the
national flower and the place gets run over by typhoons (known as
hurricanes in the West) packing 90-180 miles per hour winds (I dunno how to
translate miles into kilometers), electrical storms and earthquakes on a
regular basis. It is not unusual to see tortured bougainvillea or
lightning struck tropical trees. The tropics has its own fair share of of
severe weather elements which frequently restyles islands, trees, roof tops
and concrete hotels.
Geoline,
Formerly of the
Dededo Guam
"Our Roof is in Another Yard"
Convertible Bonsai Cafe
>>
The sub-tropics (South Florida) has all of the naturally occuring forceful
events mentioned for Guam except for the earthquakes. Let's not forget
Hurricane Andrew, one of the costliest and most damaging storms ever to hit
the USA, barreling through South Florida. The visible effects are still
etched in tens of thousands of trees (those that were left standing).