The Hornbeam's Heartbeat

[@mattbennie4024]

the name hornbeam comes from the hardness of its timber - ‘horn’ means ‘hard’ and ‘beam’ was the name for a tree in old English.

[@Ana_crusis]

I don't think 'horn' means hard I think it's a reference to the appearance of the wood of the tree.

[@ElectricityTaster]

Did beam come from the german "baum"? In german, Hornbeam is "Hainbaum" and it means "grove tree".

[@bethwildwood1181]

One of my favourite trees here in Germany and there is no doubt they are strong healers 👍🏻😬

[@ollvebranch]

Well, we LOVE them now. They make excellent pleach trees..🌳

[@holdmybeer]

i have favorite giant oak tree. it twists clock wise from ground to tips of limbs. not sure how it got so twisted but i have never seen one like it.

[@Nilguiri]

The trees were obviously holding their breath while you auscultated them. I think I heard them laughing afterwards.

[@codedlAnguage]

Lived with one of these trees from 1994 -. 1999. And then later in 2006 for six months . Silvery green leaves more silver in bud then green leaves of the best shade. In almost now. the best and then berries later on . Best Ever. 💝

[@Infloresence]

I presume this was filmed in summer, maybe during in early spring just around bud burst, the sap would be moving more vigorously and therefore more audible.

[@knightlylad]

Hornbeam was very important for the Wheelwrights and as you mentioned for building mill cogs and tool makers, for woodworkers it is extremely useful for making tools, especially mallets, it is very hard, along it's trunc it develops the twisted grain which looks like muscles through its bark. I don't think it was useless in the old days, it had it's place as steel tools were expensive, Oak, Ash, Beach, were used more often because of their properties, but Hornbeam is always the tree to look for when you need a very strong stick, beam, or to make a moving member in a wooden machine, it is also excellent as a burning log too.

[@CONCERTMANchicago]

Hornbeam's unique wood was utilized as Beam between two work animals in field. Hop Hornbeam is American species with seeds that look like Hops.

[@WhiteTiger333]

What fun! :) Makes sense that a young, supple trunk would transmit vibration more readily than a large trunk.

[@jeebersjumpincryst]

nice vid! that was a good one too. I wonder what its wood looks like when cut and turned and lightly oiled...? must have a pretty interesting grain to it - good for ornaments

[@eatinginfants]

"sorry, hippies" LOL

[@dansharpie]

it works like horn, russian cues are made of it, soles of old wood planes, and knife handles.

[@BITARTEN]

Nice videos. Many thanks!

[@dondude69]

I've always been fascinated by trees. Is there any chance of seeing anything about unusual trees from other continents?

[@xDMrGarrison]

For those suspecting that there might be "faint music in the background".... Seriously? It's not faint at all.

[@spiritualcoachastrologer-cyndi]

All I could hear was this background music in the distance.

[@mattlloyd9054]

The columnar cultivar is beautiful but so is its american cousin but the original carpinus is as well

[@dragos7puri]

You promised us more tree videos, Brady. It's been nearly 4 months since the last one :(

[@georgehoskins1228]

Very important to the the Royal navy during the age of sail to make trunnels

[@L00NGB00W]

It's not useless. I built a mace from Ironwood. Hard as Heck.

[@pierreaupeix]

I might be crazy, but I hear music, faint, in the background. After around 4:20

[@TITAN0402]

Pierre Aupeix I can hear it too you’re not crazy

[@Ferrus91]

You should do a video on poplars - one of the great sights of an English walk!

[@johnmckeag1048]

Windmill cogs AND the roller of a pulley

[@Gorteenminogue]

Didn't know you did trees as well - nice !

[@tycho_m]

Nicest guy in the world.

[@TnEEn]

I had no idea you guys did trees too GJ Brady :D

[@jarenmanpk]

nice video

[@NirrumTheMad]

Also guitars, make guitars from hornbeam, dense wood makes for wonderful sounds

[@michaelexman5474]

i had my hands on a hornbeam yesterday an i swear o felt a heartbeat probabily mine but cool

[@MathMeansMore]

What the heck is with the music in the background?

[@nosurrenderjadewin9646]

Hornbeam make's good longbows !...

[@farhatayub347]

But it has not has not been scientifically proven that trees have heart beat

[@aqouby]

"not a sausage" Best. Quote. Ever.

[@Ana_crusis]

It's a common phrase in England

[@TheZamzow]

Brady - I'm about 95% sure I'm hearing pop music in the background at the end - just prior to you asking Markus to "have a go." Just prior to 4:30. What is going on there? Were you guys filming near a bikini car wash?

[@sakeena12]

oh no, just because you can here it dosent mean its not there !

[@aqouby]

Then I'm moving to the UK. Great accents, silly words... Perfect.

[@mole40]

"Not a sausage"

[@Every1Tubes]

Someone get that sound collector out there!

[@arkhumrox]

Hahaha, "sorry hippies"

[@123456789robbie]

why? it's a common phrase

[@TITAN0402]

It;s the water in the xylem pathways, stopping on and off thats how the trees talk read a book.

[@L00NGB00W]

@jeebersjumpincryst It's not visually impressive. It looks sort of like oak or ash, but extremely tight grained.

[@MrKlyushin]

sorry hippies ))

[@English.Andy1]

🤔 just don’t do this in St James park. People will look at you oddly

[@aqouby]

Double first comment!

[@Mumra2K]

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