Key Takeaways: Quick Facts The Tree That Smells Like a Bakery You’re hiking somewhere in the American West on a warm afternoon. Tall trees stand widely spaced around you. Sunlight hits the ground in broad patches. Grasses grow between the…
Key Takeaways: You’d Be Surprised How Often Trees Show Up in the Bible Open your Bible anywhere and there’s a good chance a tree is nearby. In the opening pages of Genesis, humanity stands beside two of the most consequential…
Key Takeaways: Knotty pine is softwood pine lumber with visible knots that give it natural character and warmth — it’s affordable, easy to work with, and works beautifully on walls, ceilings, cabinets, and furniture when finished and used correctly. Quick…
Key Takeaways: Texas Ebony at a Glance Texas ebony (Ebenopsis ebano) is a slow-growing, evergreen to semi-evergreen native tree from South Texas and northeastern Mexico. It typically reaches 15 to 30 feet tall, handles extreme heat and prolonged drought without…
In many dry and rocky areas of the western United States, there is a tree that easily catches people’s attention. This one is called Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis). Since it grows in very harsh environments, it often measures twisted, coarse…
Eastern White Pine trees are some of the most well-known trees in North America. They are easier to spot due to tall, straight trunks, soft green-blue needles, and lovely shape. These trees are grown in forests, parks and large areas,…
If your yard has an ash tree that appears weak, perhaps dropping leaves or developing odd holes in the bark, there’s a good bet a minuscule bug is the culprit. The insect is the emerald ash borer, which has become…
Many woodworkers remember the first time they cut into red gum wood. From the outside, the wood may look plain. But once the saw cuts through it, beautiful deep red colors appear. You may also see soft grain patterns and…
Ask most woodworkers to name a few species of wood and they can rattle off oak, walnut, or teak in short order. These types of woods are very generic and available often. However, ask anyone outside the Caribbean about blue…
Walk through the neighborhoods of Georgia, Louisiana, or Mississippi, or the Carolinas, for that matter, and you could no doubt encounter a water oak. It blends in. It grows fast. It throws generous shade. It feeds wildlife year after year.…
