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Erwin Thoma THE SECRET !"#$!#E %& TREES 'e(i)hering the Mira(le of the &orest
4ntrodu(tion 5ou6re m* (om)anion Moon timber Christmas trees and lunar brushwood 7a)an 8 an(ient 9nowledge for a new life !n e:)edition The weathered s)ru(e The language of trees !ll the fires of this earth The Chair Cir(le ! dream &rom dream to e:)eriment 4t doesn6t burn The wood)e(9er in the tree &rom wood (ell to high te(hnolog* +ood and health Trees and their healing )ower Than9s and servi(e
the fine roots gathering nutrition; a))eared une:)e(tedl*- Ever*thing we had e:)erien(ed (limbing in the tree (rowns; the highl* bran(hed wa* from the big trun9 to the in(reasingl* small twigs was mirrored in the dar9 soil- The wild Hundsba(h; (arved into and narrowl* (onfined b* the densel* vegetated emban9ment; was a )aradise for us; the adventure8see9ing gang of (hildren%ne beautiful summer6s da*; m* brothers and 4; the Thoma bo*s; dove into the )rote(tion of the leaf* forests- Songbirds disa))eared in the green (rowns above us; (owering in the heat of the al)ine summer- $nderneath we stood in the water in our short leather trousers and e:amined )ond after )ond- +e 9new under whi(h stones trout was hiding- The* as(ended; (oming from the Sal?a(h; into our Hundsba(h- !s soon as we dete(ted a red8s)otted river trout in one of the )onds; one of us would blo(9 the stream at the to); the hands of the se(ond formed a ra9e below with s)read fingers- The third then (hased the fish in the )ond until it sought shelter in a (revi(e in the ro(9 underneath the water- That6s where a bo*6s hands (ould then grab the sli))er* bod* behind the gills s9illfull*- %f (ourse this was a forbidden deed- 4lli(it fishing it was (alled; but there wasn6t a generation of bo*s in the village before us that hadn6t tried it!nd the most reliable a((om)li(es that (overed and disguised us were the trees; the aforementioned alder trees and bird (herries- 4n between them the gnarled stems of elder berries would grow- +e 9new them all- "ot one that we hadn6t alread* (limbed4 learned earl* on to wat(h out for rotten bran(hes- 4t wasn6t ust a single time that 4 fell a few meters dee); ta9ing the bro9en bran(h with me- #ra?ed arms and legs are more easil* memori?ed than an* of m* mother6s well8meaning e:)lanations- !s the third8born; 4 had to tr* es)e(iall* hard an*wa*; sin(e it was alwa*s about 9ee)ing u) with m* two older brothers%ur abilit* to (limb almost an* tree gained in su(h a manner was also em)lo*ed b* the adultsMu(h more so than the* are toda*; the lands(a)e6s trees were sour(es of nutrition and healing ba(9 then- 4f *ou )ass the elder tree; *ou must alwa*s raise *our hat to it; that6s how wholesome and valuable this tree is; m* mother used to tell me-
4n the summer there were bold farmers who )re)ared (heese in their (abins to the o)en fire- M* wood(utters; that6s what forestr* wor9ers were (alled ba(9 then; were al)ine farmers from the %berinntal who; during the snow8free )eriod; earned some e:tra mone* to what the* made from their small8s(ale agri(ulture The* alread* had (hainsaws; but there were no helmets or an* other 9ind of )rote(tive (lothing *et- Similarl*; the )ressure to )erform arrived onl* graduall*- !fter ea(h felled tree the wood(utters would )ause; )i(9 u) the a:e and (ut three (rosses into the surfa(e of the remaining stum)- 4n this environment; gratefulness for the fa(t that ever*thing alwa*s went well was )art of the men; as was a reti(en(e rarel* seen toda*4n the evenings we would go to the hut; where there was a long bri(9 hearth at whi(h ea(h stirred their own fire- %ver ea(h fire)la(e there was a steel sheet with iron rings in its (enter- !s soon as the fire (ra(9led; the rings were lifted off with a hoo9 and the soot* )ot was )ut above the tire- Ea(h )re)ared their own meal; as was the Pfundser farmers6 (ustom- Soot; smo9e; sweat and the smell of resin; this was the air in the wood(utters6 hut- $suall* all tas9s were )erformed without an* (ommentar*- Still; it was one of our (hildren6s favorite )la(e- !t night; 4 li9ed to dro) b* the hut at the 7ohannesba(htal- +e s)o9e briefl* about the da*; what6s there to do tomorrow; is an*thing missing- 4f at all )ossible; the (hildren sat ne:t to us and observed the goings8 onThe* wanted to dela* leaving for as long as )ossible- Here; in the wood(utters6 hut; the* smelt a world different from that of the sheltered nurser* in the forester6s lodge4 un(ons(iousl* got to 9now a )henomenon ba(9 then that wouldn6t onl* be defining for m* life; but also be(ome e:(eedingl* im)ortant for man* other )eo)le- 4n high summer there were also )itilessl* hot da*s in our mountain valle*- 4n that heat the wood(utters6 huts were heated u) unbearabl* during the da*- These lodgings were not built badl* b* our standards- Buildings with wooden frames; wooden (ladding on the inside and on the outside; stuffed with insulating material in between a lightweight or balloon framing (onstru(tion-
more than II *ears it had grown in the High Tauern near Sal?burg; this m* wife and 4 (ould feel through and throughTrees (an s)ea9 to us humans in so man* different wa*s- The violin gives them an es)e(iall* intimate and beautiful voi(e- Before we listen to more voi(es and languages of trees; we should; however; ta9e a loo9 at an(ient 9nowledge about the rh*thms of nature; moon timber; s(ientifi( resear(h as well as (raftsmanshi) from Euro)e to 7a)an-
as )ronoun(ed as it was here- M* grandfather6s stories about wood harvested during the sign; meaning moon timber; gained a new; )ra(ti(all* usable meaning for me; even though 4 didn6t even 9now the most im)ortant advantages of moon timber thenThe following (ha)ter was written at the #erlos Pass; the )assage between the T*rolean >illertal and the Sal?burg Sal?a(htal- 4n these al)ine forests 4 bought a bat(h of s)ru(es and lar(hes for m* own saw mill when 4 was a *oung businessman- The harvest date in 7anuar*; during the waning moon was written into the (ontra(t and was followed e:a(tl* b* the wor9ers of m* former em)lo*er; the !ustrian &ederal &orests- 4 had obtained a tru(9 to trans)ort the wood that delivered the tree trun9s to a meadow ne:t to the #erlos Pass road and stored them there!fter the two wee9s of the waning moon had )assed; m* wood was done being harvested and was nstored in a large )ile on the !l)ine meadow ne:t to the roadThe (om)an*; however; wanted to (arr* on wor9ing and was now felling the ne:t bat(h during the wa:ing moon whi(h was then sold to a neighboring bu*er- He stored his wood not far from mine in a se)arate )ile- The strong snowfall (overed ever*thing underneath thi(9 blan9ets- 4n s)ring this situation be(ame an unintended e:)erimentThe (ool mountain valle*s with high )re(i)itation in the "orthern !l)s offer ideal living (onditions for s)ru(es; lar(hes and firs- Bar9 beetles are im)ortant inhabitants of the (oniferous forests- The s)ru(e bar9 beetle; the stri)ed bar9 beetle and the si:8dentated bar9 beetle are the most (ommon s)e(imen that live in a well8balan(ed manner with their trees in a health* forest- 4n order to )reserve this balan(e between beetle and trees; there mustn6t be an* trun9 wood (overed with bar9 l*ing around in the forest in s)ring; whi(h is something ever* forester 9nows- Harvested tree trun9s li9e these are (ut off from the natural defense s*stem b* their roots and are thus ideal re)rodu(tion and breeding grounds for the bar9 beetle- 4n )la(es where the bar9 still holds enough remaining dam)ness; the beetle has an* eas* ob of it- The flow of resin in health* trun9s (an6t )revent it from breeding be*ond a balan(ed number- %))ortunities li9e these are magi(al attra(tions to the forest beetles- !s soon as the first warm; sunn* da*s arrive in s)ring; the small animals (luster around these ideal sites to mate and de)osit the ir eggs-
The beetle infestation shows itself unmista9abl* a few da*s later- Thousands of minus(ule in(isors begin to gnaw their holes into the bar9- The (onne(ting tunnels are built right beneath the bar9- The resulting saw dust is swe)t outside neatl*- That6s where the notorious )iles of saw dust emerge; often times visible from far awa*; hundreds and sometimes thousands of beetles on a single tree trun9- !t that time the wood (olle(tion from the forest is usuall* a bustling business- Ever* farmer who owns tra(ts of land there along with ever* forester rushes to fet(h the bar9* wood stored in their own forest first%n(e the tree trun9s have arrived at the saw mill; there6s a rosser waiting for themBeetles alread* settled within the bar9 are mostl* s=uashed during the de8bar9ing- 4n an* (ase; however; the breeding grounds are eliminated on(e the wood is freed from the bar9- The beetle won6t enter the na9ed wooden surfa(e of the now )eeled and )ale trun9s- The* need the warm and dam) (limate between bar9 and trun9 in order to build their initial nests- !fter all; it6s not a (oin(iden(e that the* are (alled bar9 beetlesThere was a forester urging me to fet(h m* )ile from the Pass as well- !nd so 4 went there on those first warm s)ring da*s in order to see whether there were an* beetles on their wa* *et- 4 was relieved; be(ause as mu(h as 4 (limbed a(ross the )ile of wood; there was not a single beetle; no )ile of saw dust to be seen- +ith m* small )i(9; alwa*s hand*; 4 removed there and where the bigger (hun9s of bar9 in order to ma9e (om)letel* sure- Be(ause sometimes the rain washes awa* the outer signs of the beetle infestation off the bar9; the beetles6 se(ret a(tivities go unseen- $nderneath the bar9 the burrows would be(ome a))arent on infested trun9s- There was nothing to be dete(ted e:(e)t the )leasant; (omforting smell of resin%n this o((asion a habit (ommon with all saw*ers and other wood nuts (ame over me- 4 (rossed the roughl* I meters on the meadow to m* neighbor6s sto(9 )ile4f there are tree trun9s l*ing around an*where 4 find m*self unable wal9 )ast (arelessl*- The annual rings on the fronts tell me about soil and growth; )otential )at(hes of rot due to old inuries to the bar9; falling ro(9s; (areless wood(utters or an overl* hungr* deerJ the lateral surfa(e with the (ut8off bran(hes tells so mu(h about all the )ossibilities that (ould )resent itself to the (raftsman later on-
Curious then; 4 arrived at m* neighbor6s )ile- The sur)rise was great- 4n front of me; all tra(es of the most intense bar9 beetle infestation )resented themselves- 4t was mostl* the brown )iles (reated b* the s)ru(e bar9 beetle that (overed ea(h and ever* trun9- 4n between; however; there were also numerous )iles left behind b* the stri)ed bar9 beetle- That one doesn6t ust eat through the bar9; but )ro(eeds right into the woodTherefore; its )iles are white; seeing as he emits finel* (ho))ed wood instead of brown bar9- Ever*thing that foresters and saw mill owners would love to abolish was bustling right here in the da?e of )ro(reation- "ot to thin9 what would ha))en if this )ro(ess were to (arr* on undete(tedF 4n a few short wee9s the newl* (ou)led beetles6 brood would have develo)ed in their thousands- ! new arm* of greed* inse(ts (om)elled to loo9 for new breeding grounds- 4f there were onl* health* trees to be found when that ha))ened; the* would be infesting those4 ust (ouldn6t believe it- Those trun9s had been harvested at the same )la(e in the same month of winter- 7ust during the reverse; the wa:ing moon- 4 moved between the two )iles in(redulousl*- 4t remained as it was< m* moon timber was unaffe(ted; the non8 moon timber was densel* infested b* the beetles as the tastier of two (hoi(es- That6s when 4 arrived at the most im)ortant advantage of the wood harvest at the right timeThen the natural resistan(e; the natural )rote(tion of this wood is at its best- 4 hadn6t learned an*thing about this in an* of m* lessons during m* training )rogram- But what 4 was seeing here in front of m* own e*es was unmista9ableCoin(iden(e brought me m* se(ond lesson and )rove for the natural durabilit* of moon timber a little later- 4n the fall; a farmer delivered a bat(h of Swiss )ine to m* small saw mill- Ever* e:)ert 9nows that )ines; when (ut into a log; )resent with a blue dis(oloration at the outer la*ers; the so8(alled sa)wood; within the (ourse of a few da*s; and most (ertainl* over the (ourse of a few wee9s; in the warm summer air- This is due to a fungus that onl* (hanges the (olor of the wood while leaving its solidit* inta(t&or u)s(ale )ur)oses; su(h as furniture wood for the (ar)enter; however; this wood is devalued- "obod* wants blue8tinged and stri)ed furniture; windows; doors or wall (ladding- Swiss )ines; and all 9inds of )ines in general; are therefore harvested during
where 4 started to build m* own (om)an* as an inde)endent entre)reneur- The most vital starting (a)ital were the e:)erien(es 4 had gained along with m* wife6s grandfather; who at that time was (lose to I- The old (ar)enter taught me to build m* first wooden houses- The moon timber was the onl* wa* we used to )ro(ure wood sin(e the beginning!t first; we were often ridi(uled- But we also e:)erien(ed a lot of a))roval; es)e(iall* from ade)ts and old (raftsmen who were glad to 9now that this 9nowledge wouldn6t be lost!long with the number of buildings and the amount of wood used our se(urit* grew as well- !fter a few *ears the small saw at the #roDvenediger had be(ome too narrow and 4 had the o))ortunit* to ta9e on a bigger saw mill in St*ria- That6s where we also established a wonderful (oo)eration with the federation of forest owners in St*ria- ! (ertified moon timber s*stem was develo)ed and winter for winter we drive some ten thousand solid (ubi( meters of (oniferous timber to the mill- The 10-III s=uare meters of (om)an* grounds are full* sta(9ed with wood in the s)ring- 4t6s marvelous to ta9e wal9s among the rows of sta(9ed tree trun9s during that time- Surrounded b* (ut surfa(es; annual rings; the smells of trees and tree stories; )robabl* the biggest storage of moon timber be(omes a))arent- 7ust b* these sheer masses we6re for(ed to do ever* *ear what that farmer in %ber)in?gau did with his Swiss )ine trun9s- +e (annot harvest moon timber during the summer; and so we store enough wood in the winter so that the mill (an be wor9ed regularl* throughout the whole *ear- $ntil the first fresh wood arrives in "ovember; again harvested in the waning moon in order to let its ui(es rest- 5ear after *ear we observe the high durabilit* of the moon timber- !((ording to the do(trine; the trun9s sim)l* sta(9ed outside during the warm summer should be more or less infested and damaged b* fungi and inse(ts (ome fall- 5et the interior of the trun9s stored during the hot summer is still unblemished; white and not infested when fall (omes- Some )lan9s get a gre* )atina on the outside of the )ile when air8dried in storage- But even this (an be removed with one stro9e of the )lane- %n the inside; it will have remained white+h* should we )oison trees in order to 9ee) the wood durable if there is a natural wa* to do itA The oldest wooden (onstru(tions in the world (an be found in
7a)an- There are tem)les over 1GII *ears old that have never been )oisoned- The sa*ing goes that the mon9s 9new how to wor9 with nature even ba(9 then+hen 4 wrote m* first boo9 on this sube(t in 1 ,'i(h sah i(h wa(hsen /
numerous *ears the a(tual (ell brea9down (aused be the normal fungal infestation in the un)rote(ted environment was (om)ared- The results mat(hed our observations )ar for )ar- Moon timber has a visibl* higher natural resistan(e to fungal infestation and the )ro(esses degrading wood- The farmer from %ber)in?gau with his Swiss )ine wood 9new about this and used )re(isel* this natural defense against fungi that the moon timber )ossesses- His an(estors; who had taught him that; had alwa*s done so as well4n times of 7ulius Cesar shi)s were onl* allowed to be built with moon timber- The historian Plin* re)orts that master shi)wrights who dis(arded this rule re(eived the death )enalt*- The Romans 9new that this wood was more resistant to the shi)worm; the woodworm of the seasPra(ti(all* all advan(ed (ivili?ations in the histor* of humanit* in whi(h wood was )ro(essed in(lude re)orts of moon timber and favorable times for harvest- Professor >r(her was the first s(ientist to lift the veil off these wooden se(rets for modern s(ien(e-
