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["Len" <gardenlen@optushome.com.au>]

yes please if anyone can give a web site for this tree also that will be
appreciated, sounds very interesting.

len

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----- Original Message -----
From: Sharon Gordon <gordonse@one.net>
To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 7:55 AM
Subject: Grow your own fuel oil seeds


> A person on another growing/sustainable list asked about this fuel
> seed.  Any ideas as to what it might be?
> Sharon
> gordonse@one.net
>
> I recently saw on Discovery, that there is a tree (I believe from China)
> that produces a seed that can be used as fuel with no refining. This
> tree drops an estimated 2,000 lbs. of seed annually and they talked of
> growing groves of this tree in hawaii. They showed a guy pick up a seed
> from under the tree and light it and a blue flame jetted out the side
> for about 10-15 seconds. It reminded me of a smoke bomb when first lit.
> I did not catch the name of the tree and was wondering if anyone on the
> list has herd of it. If so, could you give me the scientific name of
> this tree and if possible where seed could be purchased. I would like to
> try and see if I can grow these down here in New Orleans.
>
>
>
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