[TowerTalk] lightning & trees

[Gary Schafer]

No. Doesn't make a bit of difference.

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Gary  K4FMX

doc wrote:
> I have been told that pines are often attractive because of the
> sap down the middle, might there be a similar conductive stream
> of moisture in the tulip poplar?
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> doc
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> Jim Jarvis wrote:
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>>It was written: 
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>>Tulip Poplars are Very prone to Lightning hits. I have quite  few on my
>>place that show evidence of hits above 40-50 ft.  A Tulip Poplar that has
>>been hit will show a "Y" or a "Zag" where the top was when it was hit.
>>
>>and I wonder:
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>>Why would one species of tree be more likely to be hit by lightning 
>>than another?   Unless perhaps there is a stand of one species in a
>>higher location than other trees?
>>
>>n2ea
>>jimjarvis at ieee.org 
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