Re: Formulary Gum change

 Kate

I just dont know. There are a number of differant types of of gum tree in
Australia. I seem to remember a very buitiful tree that grows near dried up
steam beds which has a pure silver sheen to the bark. I will ask my good
Australian friend and Gumprinter John Pollard if he knows.

Over the years we have had many discussions on topic's relating to gum but
not much on the gum acacia tree itself.

Pete

> Ummmm.....are Australian Wattles the same type of acacia as the African
> ones???? They're a pest here!
> Just curious
>
> Kate
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pete" <temperaprint@blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Formulary Gum change
>
>
>> Katharine,
>>
>> There are billions of gum acacia trees in Australia so I dont think we
> have
>> to worry just yet. And then there is of course also eggs, but that is
>> another story.
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Pete
>>
>>> kateb@paradise.net.nz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This may sound silly but there may be a world shortage of gum acacia
> which I
>>>> think is the most suitable one for our purposes - Elephants have
> decimated
>>>> this
>>>> species. There are several different types of gum that originate from
>>>> different
>>>> species of trees, also the way the gum is refined differs from place to
>>>> place.
>>>
>>>
>>> I read something years ago, I don't remember where, that said that the
>>> lithographer's gum isn't gum acacia but is some other kind of sap, which
>>> would certainly explain its having different properties. The thought of
>>> gum acacia disappearing from the planet is not a happy thought!
>>> kt
>>
>>
>>
>
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Received on Fri Nov 7 03:51:49 2003