"At the woods of Hougoumont." Topic
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Tango01  | 29 May 2013 11:44 a.m. PST |
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| MajorB | 29 May 2013 1:02 p.m. PST |
Are they birch woods at Hougoumont? |
| nsolomon99 | 29 May 2013 3:17 p.m. PST |
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| Auld Minis ter | 29 May 2013 7:09 p.m. PST |
I want to model the Hougomont woods for Waterloo ( like d'uh) and had not given thought of which TYPE of tree to use. But this diorama has me thinking. I have yet to read/research but does anyone have knowledge at hand about the species of tree which grew there in 1815 (or currently for that matter!)
Any reenactors remember?
thanks for any comments! |
| Tango01 | 29 May 2013 10:05 p.m. PST |
"The name "Hougoumont" is derived from "Gomme Mont" which means "Gum hill" It was built on a little hill with pine trees around it, from which pine gum was collected to make turpentine"
The thickest, tallest, and oldest trees in Belgium
link Amicalement
Armand |
| MajorB | 30 May 2013 1:48 a.m. PST |
"The name "Hougoumont" is derived from "Gomme Mont" which means "Gum hill" It was built on a little hill with pine trees around it, from which pine gum was collected to make turpentine" Right, so pine trees rather than birch trees. Pity the diorama got it wrong. The thickest, tallest, and oldest trees in Belgium I have absolutely no idea what the relevance of that link is. |
| Deadmen tell lies | 03 Jun 2013 7:02 a.m. PST |
Pine trees first I heard of that and if anything there
might have been one or two…From my understanding
it was either aspen or poplars and I will say I am
not even sure 100%.
Regards
James |
| le Grande Quartier General | 06 Jun 2013 3:44 p.m. PST |
those are birch trees above ! |
| darclegion | 07 Jun 2013 11:37 a.m. PST |
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receives a gift from his wife…
