Alex Shigo quote?

[KentuckySawyer]

I'm looking for the reference for a Shigo quote. Its the one that goes, "Trees are large woody perennials, that if they fall on you would kill you."

Can anybody help a brother out?

 

[cashmoneytreeboy]

iam the king of paraphrase, but that sounds right/

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Definition of a tree:

If it falls on you or you fall out of it, you'll be hurt. The rest are shrubs.

-Alex Shigo

Get hold of 'Tree Pithy Sayings'

 

[RGus]

I believe the quote you are looking for is one of the opeing lines in 'A New Tree Biology'. Which I do not have, so I dont know the correct wording.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

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I believe the quote you are looking for is one of the opeing lines in 'A New Tree Biology'. Which I do not have, so I dont know the correct wording.

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First things said in Chapter 1: Introduction is as follows..."Early man recognized the value of trees. Trees were worshiped by some groups because the gods and spirits were thought to inhabit trees."

 

[RopeShield]

Chapter 2 pg 19 Emerging, A New Tree Biology.
Trees are large, heavy plants that can kill you if they fall on you.

 

[mdvaden]

The opening line of Chapter 2 is:


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"Trees are large, heavy plants that can kill you if they fall on you"

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Not sure if that's the one you want. But that's that one verbatim.

 

[RopeShield]

I have his autogrph inside front cover A New Tree Biology
Thomas
Touch Trees!
Alex Shigo
11/29/94

I have a client who is a fish doctor reminds me alot of Alex Shigo. Lucky to have one as a mentor and the other as client.

 

[KentuckySawyer]

Thanks RopeShield and mdvaden. Thats what I was after.

 

[Treelimbjim]

I'm going to have that painted on my office wall!

@Tom: Then, does it make me Jim, The Shrubber? Got my arbo bling, my super rig. [Ref: Monty Python and the Holy Grail]
[The Brits will get the joke.]

 

[guymayor]

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Get hold of 'Tree Pithy Sayings'

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That "kill you" line is kinda negative. How bout

7: People who hate ( and fear?) trees develop heartrot.

68. Trees make love quietly.

69. Trees connect living and dead cells in ways so that the dead parts still benefit the tree.

 

[williamd]

In his photo guide of pruning Shigo, while talking about spike wounds as entry points of pathogens, refers to the spike wearing climber as the primary pathogen.

 

[oldoakman]

My autographed copy of A New Tree Biology was stolen by a student! Really ticked me off!! My favorite quotes are "Wet spaghetti bends, dry spaghetti breaks" and "It's in the book, read it yourself" RIP Alex