The problem with the Latin names is that most people struggle to remember them and usually need constant practice to keep abreast of them. QUOTE]
thanks to doing something foolish (and so far useless....) when i was younger i have no problem with latin names....
all the maple i've found so far is not straight enough (unless i'd chop down a tree and start whittling dowels....) so i guess i either have to search for another species of tree or find some ready-made dowels somewhere
(WHY f.g.s. do homo sapiens always come to me when they have strange ideas
?!)