Check out what Bert Quillin wrote on 18 Dec 97  07:57:00:
 Bert> Hmmmmm. Is this a deciduous tree? If not perhaps it is a shore pine.
 Bert> They
 Bert> get knobs on them. At least they do up here on the Oregon Coast. But
 Bert> then
 Bert> considering our screwy weather anything can happen.
        It is a deciduous tree...To get the knobby effect, you have to prune
the tree heavily back every fall. They are quite beautiful trees when they 
mature. 
 Bert> Maybe it's a bad case of acne in which case a dermatologist should be
 Bert> called in. 
        Hummm...maybe that is the case.(bg) 
 Bert> P.S. I have been following this thread with interest and anxiously
 Bert> await a
 Bert> reasonable response from some knowledgeable person who can accurately
 Bert> identify this mystery of nature.
        I sure hope that we find someone that knows more about the trees. 
My father in-law has is about forty-fifty years old...It is so unique and
very pretty looking.
 Bert> As I am about to loose the only BBS carrying this Message Area to the
 Bert> ravages of the Internet, hope an answer will be forthcoming.
        That is a bummer...we run a BBS...ShadowFire_Amiga...We WILL NOT
TAKE IT DOWN ..this bbs is how my husband and myself met...I sure hope 
you find another bbs that carries fido echos. On our BBS we are lucky to
get two callers a week..but we love our bbs and it has great meaning to
us...so..up it stays.
           Debbie Ford
          ford@syix.com
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