Posted by ACB on February 07, 2009 at 08:45:41 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: Four firs that used to be in a wood posted by andyb on February 07, 2009 at 08:19:33:
You called?
Yes larch is the usual choice for softwood planking in Britain, and Swallow's mast is a "Norway pole" - a small pine tree imported from Norway for the purpose and, if we want to be technical, kept in a pond until wanted.