[TheSpectre]

No this is not a wind up.
It's a serious question that the head teacher has asked the caretaker at my local Junior/Infants school. The actual question was and I quote, Is there any way you can stop the leaves from falling off the trees. This is from supposedly educated woman, teaching the young and future generation.

[bigjoker]

Short of getting the Super Glue out. NO

[HeadingNorth]

You can solve the problem of leaves falling in the schoolyard, by replacing all deciduous trees with evergreens. I suspect that's not the answer that was required, though.

I'm fairly confident that it's impossible to prevent a deciduous tree from shedding its leaves.

[barleycorn]

Originally Posted by HeadingNorth

You can solve the problem of leaves falling in the schoolyard, by replacing all deciduous trees with evergreens. I suspect that's not the answer that was required, though.

I'm fairly confident that it's impossible to prevent a deciduous tree from shedding its leaves.

Evergreens still shed their leaves, or needles or whatever you want to call them.

jb

[barleycorn]

I think you should ask her what 5 + 3 x 0 equals...

jb

[ampersand]

Originally Posted by barleycorn

I think you should ask her what 5 + 3 x 0 equals...

jb

just laughed out loud in the office to that

[gularscute]

Goog grief! Is the headmaster Elton John?

[brus]

Originally Posted by TheSpectre

No this is not a wind up.
It's a serious question that the head teacher has asked the caretaker at my local Junior/Infants school. The actual question was and I quote, Is there any way you can stop the leaves from falling off the trees. This is from supposedly educated woman, teaching the young and future generation.

This beggers belief, theres no wonder kids are leaving school not being able to read and write if this is the mentality of a school teacher.

[gnvqsos]

Originally Posted by TheSpectre

No this is not a wind up.
It's a serious question that the head teacher has asked the caretaker at my local Junior/Infants school. The actual question was and I quote, Is there any way you can stop the leaves from falling off the trees. This is from supposedly educated woman, teaching the young and future generation.

Leaves drop as the sap drops,but you can insert a surrogate sap,which will inhibit fall for about a month-its used in New England to coincide with THANKSGIVING AN all

[gnvqsos]

Originally Posted by TheSpectre

No this is not a wind up.
It's a serious question that the head teacher has asked the caretaker at my local Junior/Infants school. The actual question was and I quote, Is there any way you can stop the leaves from falling off the trees. This is from supposedly educated woman, teaching the young and future generation.

We dont have many kids your age posting-now get to bed.

[cgksheff]

Originally Posted by HeadingNorth

........

I'm fairly confident that it's impossible to prevent a deciduous tree from shedding its leaves.

All you need is sufficient high-powered, wide-spectrum, all-round lighting during the night and you will prevent abscission and dormancy.

This will, however, expose the trees to severe damage from the cold of winter and you may end up with more than just the leaves falling.

[DeathAxe]

Is this woman blond?

[gnvqsos]

Originally Posted by DeathAxe

Is this woman blond?

It is blonde with the e for the feminine-so she is not so dumb now is she?

[DeathAxe]

So I made a typo, so ****ing what?

[Digsy]

And the answer to the question is yes you can stop the leaves from falling from the trees.

[netnikki]

you can actually stop leaves falling from the trees by simply felling the tree...

[barleycorn]

Originally Posted by Digsy

And the answer to the question is yes you can stop the leaves from falling from the trees.

How? Plucking by hand maybe?

jb

[Number Six]

Kill the tree ans sew on synthetic leaves.

[barleycorn]

Originally Posted by Number Six

Kill the tree ans sew on synthetic leaves.

Kill the teacher and replace with a 10 year old.

jb