[Terrapreta] Earthen Kilns Conjecture

[lou gold]

I'm not sure of the relevance either but I want to assure you that nothing
amazing is going on. The life and structure of a large tree is concentrated
in the outer layers. Hollow trees are quite natural.

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:35 PM, Michael Bailes <michaelangelica at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Australian Aboriginals encouraged the burning of large gums so that a
> hollow was made though the centre of the gum.
> Amazingly gums survive this traeatment and live on.
> The hollows became great nesting places for native animals and therefore
> convenient larders for fresh food for the aborigines.
>
> I am not sure how this is relevant
> But it would be interesting to set alight to a rainforest hardwood tree to
> see if it formed ash or charcoal.
> Michael B
>
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