John Evelyn in "Sylva" mentions certain taxa being used for a similar
arrangement (burying bundles of branches for drainage), I'm sorry I
don't remember which taxa
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----- Original Message -----
From: "ROBINSON, DavidEarle" <DavidEarle.Robinson@ENGLISH-
HERITAGE.ORG.UK>
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:51 pm
Subject: Brush drains
> Does anyone have any information on "Brush Drains" - the practice of
> laying branches, often of thorny species, in ditches to keep out
> leavesetc. and help the flow of water? I suppose they could also
> have a
> defensive function. I have come across references to them in
> literaturedealing with Roman agriculture, but was wondering if
> they also occur in
> other periods.
>
> Thanks
> David
>
> Dr David Earle Robinson
> Palaeoecologist
> Archaeological Sciences
> English Heritage
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> Eastney
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>
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