[NatureNS] re Scots' vs. Scotch vs. Scorched Pine,

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:08:49 -0400
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Predictably, I would vote for an apostrophe on the Scots=92 Pine name.  =
Also I love the commentary from George and Dave.  Cheers from Jim, in =
Wolfville.

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> From: George Forsyth <g4syth@gnspes.ca>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS =
quarry
> Date: March 11, 2016 at 5:08:05 PM AST
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>=20
> We have Pinus sylvestris in Nova Scotia, and whether it is Scot's, =
Scotch or Scorched, it is an introduced and naturalized species. The =
fossil deposits show that Nova Scotia (New Scotland) and Old Scotland =
must have been closer physically during the carboniferous period, we =
have since drifted apart physically but still share some cultural links.=20=

>=20
>=20
> George Forsyth
>=20
> On 10 March 2016 at 16:18, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote:
> I suspect the location of the quarry wasn't mentioned so pilfering of =
fossils would not happen. I can imagine it to be very frustrating to =
researchers who find their site discovered, and fossils, which could =
have provided so much information, adorning mantels around the province.
>=20
> There are laws concerning the collection of fossils...I think that the =
gist of the law is that if you can pick it up with your bare hands, you =
can keep it, but you're not allowed to dig or pry them out. Special =
permission is required in protected areas, such as our national parks.
>=20
> Randy
>=20
> _________________________________
> RF Lauff
> Way in the boonies of
> Antigonish County, NS.
>=20
> On 10 March 2016 at 15:00, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> =
wrote:
> Hi All,                        Mar 10, 2016
>     I wonder if this is just some lark.
>     The statement ""The fossils show that wildfires raged through the =
earliest pine forests and probably shaped the evolution of this =
important tree." seems like a rather large extrapolation from one =
charred twig.
>     My 1994 geology map of Nova Scotia shows Cretaceous exposures only =
offshore and consisting of clay, silica sand and (sometimes) lignite.
>     It is possible that some Cretaceous exposures on land have been =
discovered since then but plant fragments could be preserved only in =
shales (lignite perhaps) and why would shale be quarried ?
>     As to the name of the pine it would appear to be Scorched Pine. At =
one time abundant in Scorched Land; called Scotland after they all the =
pines there got scorched off.
> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: D W Bridgehouse
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS =
quarry
>=20
> Interesting article Ken !
> =20
> =93Dr Falcon-Lang plans to return to the quarry this summer to recover =
more specimens.=94
>=20
> It would be interesting to know when he comes and then learn of the =
location =96 could it possibly  be CB or Cumberland Co where coal has =
been mined ?? Would nt he need permission to remove fossils from NS or =
is that grandfathered  from 5years ago .
> =20
> Is there a diff between Scots Pine and Scotch Pine ?? we have scotch =
pine in NS do we not ??
> =20
> db
>=20
> From: Ken J MacAulay
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:22 PM
> To: mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS quarry
> =20
> Apparently this was discovered five years ago and has only now been =
analyzed.  There is no mention of the location of the quarry in the =
article.
> =20
> http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35767640
> =20
> =20
> =20
> Ken MacAulay
> Port Mouton, NS
> =20
> No virus found in this message.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;">Predictably, I would vote for an apostrophe on the =
Scots=92 Pine name. &nbsp;Also I love the commentary from George and =
Dave. &nbsp;Cheers from Jim, in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin =
forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">George Forsyth &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:g4syth@gnspes.ca">g4syth@gnspes.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div>=
<div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest =
pine tree discovered in NS quarry</b><br></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">March 11, 2016 at 5:08:05 PM =
AST<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, =
1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a=
 =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><br><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>We have Pinus sylvestris in =
Nova Scotia, and whether it is Scot's, Scotch or Scorched, it is an =
introduced and naturalized species. The fossil deposits show that Nova =
Scotia (New Scotland) and Old Scotland must have been closer physically =
during the carboniferous period, we have since drifted apart physically =
but still share some cultural links. <br><br><br></div>George =
Forsyth<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 March 2016 at 16:18, Randy Lauff <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com" =
target=3D"_blank">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I =
suspect the location of the quarry wasn't mentioned so pilfering of =
fossils would not happen. I can imagine it to be very frustrating to =
researchers who find their site discovered, and fossils, which could =
have provided so much information, adorning mantels around the =
province.<div><br></div><div>There are laws concerning the collection of =
fossils...I think that the gist of the law is that if you can pick it up =
with your bare hands, you can keep it, but you're not allowed to dig or =
pry them out. Special permission is required in protected areas, such as =
our national parks.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br =
clear=3D"all"><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way =
in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div><div><div class=3D"h5">
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 March 2016 at 15:00, David &amp; =
Alison Webster <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com"=
 target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>&gt;</span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>





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<div>Hi All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mar 10, =
2016</div>
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I wonder if this is just some lark. </div>
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The statement "<span =
style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT=
:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px =
Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;L=
ETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">"The=20
fossils show that wildfires raged through the earliest pine forests and =
probably=20
shaped the evolution of this important tree." seems like a rather large=20=

extrapolation from one charred twig. </span></div>
<div><span =
style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT=
:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px =
Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;L=
ETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
My 1994 geology map of Nova Scotia shows Cretaceous exposures only =
offshore and=20
consisting of clay, silica sand and (sometimes) lignite. </span></div>
<div><span =
style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT=
:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px =
Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;L=
ETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
It is possible that some Cretaceous&nbsp;exposures on land have been =
discovered=20
since then but plant fragments could be preserved only in&nbsp;shales =
(lignite=20
perhaps) and why would shale be quarried ? </span></div>
<div><span =
style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT=
:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px =
Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;L=
ETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px"></span><span =
style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT=
:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px =
Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;L=
ETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
As to the name of the pine it would appear to be Scorched Pine. At one =
time=20
abundant in Scorched Land; called Scotland after they all the pines =
there got=20
scorched off.</span></div>
<div><span =
style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT=
:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px =
Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;L=
ETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">Yt,=20
Dave Webster, Kentville</span></div>
<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px =
solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px"=
 dir=3D"ltr"><div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20
  <a title=3D"d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">D W =
Bridgehouse</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a =
title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2016 =
12:43=20
  PM</div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Fossil =
of oldest=20
  pine tree discovered in NS quarry</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div dir=3D"ltr">
  <div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">
  <div>Interesting article Ken !</div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div><font face=3D"Helvetica" color=3D"#404040">=93Dr Falcon-Lang =
plans to return to the=20
  quarry this summer to recover more specimens.=94</font></div>
  <div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><br>It=20
  would be interesting to know when he comes and then learn of the =
location =96=20
  could it possibly&nbsp; be CB or Cumberland Co where coal has been =
mined ??=20
  Would nt he need permission to remove fossils from NS or is that=20
  grandfathered&nbsp; from 5years ago .</div>
  <div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</div>
  <div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Is there a=20
  diff between Scots Pine and Scotch Pine ?? we have scotch pine in NS =
do we not=20
  ??</div>
  <div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</div>
  <div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">db<br><br>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;"><b>From:</b>=20
  <a title=3D"kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">Ken J=20
  MacAulay</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt tahoma">
  <div style=3D"BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5">
  <div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:22 PM</div>
  <div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>=20
</div>
  <div><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered =
in NS=20
  quarry</div></div></div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div></div>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
  <div dir=3D"ltr">
  <div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">
  <div>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;">Apparently=20
  this was discovered five years ago and has only now been =
analyzed.&nbsp; There=20
  is no mention of the location of the quarry in the =
article.</div></div>
  <div>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;">&nbsp;</div></div>
  <div>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;"><a href=3D"http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35767640" =
target=3D"_blank">http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35767640</a>=
</div></div>
  <div>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;">&nbsp;</div></div>
  <div>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;">&nbsp;</div></div>
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none;">&nbsp;</div></div>
  <div>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;">Ken=20
  MacAulay</div></div>
  <div>
  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;">Port=20
  Mouton, NS</div></div>
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  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: =
Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: =
none;">&nbsp;</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><a></a>
  </div><p align=3D"left">No virus found in this=20
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