Good evening MJ 

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OK, MJ, I've spoken to the man & here's what he had to say:
It is a very, very old tree. The main tree was to the left & has broken away; what you are seeing is an off~shoot from the stump. The fire is burning the internals, where all the toxins get stored. Where the phyllum is [that carries oxygen & food] between the bark & the centre, is not burning. So long as that doesn't burn the tree has a chance of recovery. His opinion was it would.![]()
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She's panting in the heat (they all are), which was 40C when the photo was taken, but sensibly keeping to the afternoon shade.
While her face is rather more pink than red, at least it's not discoloured and she's not using her pain posture. She may be pink from the heat. Even Janet is more pink than red today.
I'll see how they look first thing in the morning.
Are you still going to do the straw-bale pyramid? Somewhere where you can stop it from getting wet (unless it rains)? According to my hubby, they can spontaneously combust if they don’t dry out properly (did any of your horse bales do that?) My father-in-law has a station wagon and said he would drive me to get some bales, and I thought I could chuck a tarp over them if there was the forecast of rain.
I second @BY Bob reply. I used to bale 7 acres of hay for my horse twice a year and have had bales spontaneous combust. The reason is because the hay did not dry enough before being baled. We used to use a piece of 1" pvc pipe jammed into the center of our stack and run a thermometer down to check the temperature.
You may even do better with straw instead of hay. There is less leaf in straw and therefore less mold opportunity. Plus there should be minimal seeds in the straw so you won't have hay growing in your yard next year.
How does he know this kind of stuff?OK, MJ, I've spoken to the man & here's what he had to say:
It is a very, very old tree. The main tree was to the left & has broken away; what you are seeing is an off~shoot from the stump. The fire is burning the internals, where all the toxins get stored. Where the phyllum is [that carries oxygen & food] between the bark & the centre, is not burning. So long as that doesn't burn the tree has a chance of recovery. His opinion was it would.![]()
He trained in horticulture.The great injustice in my eyes was he was one of those rare people you could call a good man. He was born in Ireland and I got to know h
How does he know this kind of stuff?