On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:58:12 -0900, "Ron Webb"
wrote:



There are some areas, though where the growth is not so dense, and they grow
bigger. I know many stands of 2 foot diameter trees (3 in my front yard)
where the bottom 20ft or so look like they might yield a spar or 2 if cut
carefully.


If you read the old australian wartime specs for spruce they make
mention of not using the bottom 15ft of a tree because of the
increased problems with fungal attack later in the life of the
component.

Stealth Pilot
Australia