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The deeper the root system, the greater the access to moisture and the less need for irrigation.

The juniper tree has up to 200 metres depth of root system. It is an important tree and can only grow profusely in certain locations. The above image is of a reserve located in Pakistan. “Inclusion of Juniper Forest of … Continue reading

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The Language of the Watershed

I was relaxing watching ‘The Lord of the Kings’ Trilogy this past week whilst wintry weather raged around our cottage. It seemed to me that Tolkien was using the landscape of Scotland to invent his mythological Hobbit landscape. I then … Continue reading

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Buzzard Territory

The Buzzard is a medium to large sized raptor, and is as an effective killing machine as a Golden Eagle. Geneticist Steve Jones suggests that the Buzzard is one of many creatures probably descended from a ‘segmented worm-like being in … Continue reading

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