Author Topic: Gunluk Trees (Read 2505 times)

buddy · « **on:** February 25, 2010, 23:15:37 PM »

Has anyone had any problems in getting these or any other trees lopped, trimmed or removed. They appear to be protected like the Holy cow in India, and there is a whole sub department set up in the Forestry department to make sure they are not abused in any way.

stuart · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2010, 06:23:27 AM »

good job too!

buddy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2010, 17:37:17 PM »

Would you like to expand on your retort Stuart?

Scunner · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2010, 18:03:32 PM »

The Gunluk trees are protected in Turkey as they are only found there and in one other place - an industrial estate in Dudley. No not really, the other place is in America somewhere.

Such rarity means special conditions are put on the cutting down of Gunluk trees. They are that you are legally not allowed to, meaning you have to get someone to do it during the night

tracey1398 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2010, 18:29:51 PM »

could somebody put a picture on of one please so i can see what they are

buddy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2010, 21:45:26 PM »

I think they are also found in an area of Canada. There must be serious penalties for cutting one down as I can't even bribe anyone. (only kidding)

Scunner · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2010, 22:09:58 PM »

quote:
Originally posted by tracey1398

could somebody put a picture on of one please so i can see what they are

They are pretty unremarkable really, more famous for being rare than attractive. I can't find a picture of one but if you have ever walked up any of the parallel roads that go from the aquapark/Genpa road to the sunday market road, you will have seem plenty of them. Generally from about half way between the two main roads up to and in places bordering the market road.

Rindaloo · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2010, 22:24:46 PM »

http://images.google.com.tr/images?um=1&hl=tr&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=gunluk+agaci&btnG=Ara&aq=f&oq=&start=0

Chinook · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2010, 22:29:25 PM »

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Oriental_Sweetgum

This is an extract from the site

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The name in Turkish for the particular species is Günlük agaci, while the trees of the genus as a whole are called Sigala agaci, a name also used in sole reference to oriental sweeetgum itself. Günlük agaci means "a frankincense/myrrh tree [agaç]" in which the first element is of unknown origin, whereas sigala refers to "a boggy place".

stuart · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2010, 16:35:57 PM »

funnily enough.. apart from many medical uses their oil..amber oil...was used by some of the great artists in their oil paintings..van gogh etc.....not a lot of people know that!!

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