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Trees for absorbing radiation from mast

Post Time: 23/02/2008 00:14:21
weety
Total Forum Posts: 9
My back garden is in direct line of sight of a mast 500 meters away. I want to able to go in my garden and not see or feel sick from the mast. Are there any trees/shrubs that are particularly good at absorbing radiation?

I think my electro sensitivity is being caused by my amalgam fillings, all sixteen of them. I believe that I'm in my garden the EMR causes increased 'oral galvanism' my teeth act like antenna which causes a dramatic increase of mercury vapor to be released into my system causing me to feel so ill.

My electro sensitivity symptoms are the same as mercury poisoning. I plan to get my fillings replaced and just hope this will cure me. But in the mean time I want to screen out the radiation as much as possible.

Post Time: 25/02/2008 09:31:09
Sarahp
Total Forum Posts: 48
Conifers and cherry trees are particularly good. You need trees that are "sappy" by nature as trees of this type conduct electrical fields better, and offer protection.

Obviously cherry trees lose their leaves in the winter, and therefore during the winter the sap is less "free flowing" (vigorous) as it doesn't need to feed the leaves. Cherry trees are slower growing, so will not be as effective as conifers.

The level of effectiveness will of course depend on the height of the mast, the height of the trees, and the width of the trees etc. The closer to the trees you are, the more they will screen you.
Post Time: 26/02/2008 00:53:57
weety
Total Forum Posts: 9
Thanks Sarah, I have already got a row of Grislinia but they do nothing, I have decided leyandii but which type? Normal green or castlewellann gold? Both have different attributes!
Post Time: 04/03/2008 09:10:20
alasdairP
Total Forum Posts: 173
Weety
Unfortunately it is also a bit like wind "shelterbed" planting. A single thin row does little because of the gaps. However, a substantial sappy tree can significantly help. I made the big mistake of taking down a large (real, fruiting) cherry tree in our back garden beacuse of a drains problem and also the location of our new workshop and it had been partially blocking the microwaves from the nearby mast on a water tower. The levels in our bedroom went up 3-fold in V/m and 9-fold in power in the summer and even 2-fold and 4-fold in the winter when it had no leaves. A big mistake - and I thought I knew about such things.

So, if you have the space, the more, the better, and a mix of tree types is probably best. Remember that you are planting for microwave screening and not for specimen trees. So a bit like roadside planting to reduce noise, over-plant in terms of normal stocking density. Also, if you have space, consider some rhododendrons for all year round garden level screening cover.

Depending on the rules (if any) where you live, a 6-foot close wire mesh fence behind or in the middle of two rows of trees, could also help considerably.