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Little Known Facts about Trees

Interesting Facts about Cedar Where it grows |he most common type of cedar is the, western red vařiety. Western red cedar, aş its name Little known fact implies, has a reddish color to it. his type of wood is relatively şoft' (1 on a, scale of 1 to, 4, hás à ștraight grain, The Çedrus libani is the national emblem of Lebanon, represented on its flag symbolizing and hasa slighd cedar is aromatic smell. Western mostly used for outdoor, projects Western The America Syria, Aanon, Morocco, Japan, even Australia building, exteriors because it can hardle moist environments without rotțing Western red cedar is moderátely priced and tõlerance and immortality. can be found at °most home centers. Fir Where it grows Little known fact Gften, referred to as Douglas Fr, this wood has a straight, pronqunced grain, and has a reddish brown tint to it. Fir is ,most often used for building; however, it's inexpěnsive and čan be, used for spme furnițure making as well It doesn't have thể most interesting grain pattern and doesn t take stain Very węll, so it's best to use it gnly when Deer are extremely attracțed to Balsam, Firs. The animals love to, chew on the tree s bark, though this can damage the Fir North Ameriça, Europe, "Asia, North Africa jntend to paint the finished product. Douglas fir is moderately strong and hard for a softwbod, rating 4 on a Pine Where it grows Little known fact Pine comes in several neluding Ponderosa, Sugr. White, and Yellow, and them 'make great furniture. In şome sõuthwest States), piñe is the wood to use. easy to work with beçause mõst, varieties are relatively soft, it lends itself to farving Pines reproduce, via Cones, conically ihaped structuřes Pine, iş contain male and female sex organs. Northern hemisphere Pine, well erally takes stain, very as long, as you şeal ,thě wood first, although Ponderpsa pine tends to oože sap, so be careful when using this stuff. Redwood Where it grows Like fedar, redwood is used mostly outdoor projects Little known fact "because of its resaifornja to redwood Kedwood is fairly soft and has The earliest redwoods a straight grain As Su Pedwood is, easy to, work name reddish showed up on Earth it has a tint, to shortly after the dinosaurs-and before with, is relatively sóft (3 on a scale of 1 to, 4, and is moderately priced. You çan find redwood at your local home cěnter. flowers, birds, spiders. and of Redwoods humans have been around for about 240 The Pacific Coast million years, compařed to about 200,000 years for "modern" humans. Ash Where it grows Ash, is a white to pale brown wood with a straight grain, It s to work with Little known fact easy (hardnešs of 4 on a scale of 1 to, 5) and fakes stain quite, gett8 An old, Viking, legend says Yggdrašil álso knowe áf the Tre the World, touches with its roots and heayen with its, crown. believed that harder Wont nicely, but, ash is and harder to find, find ash at your local, home cěnter – it's, only gvailable from larger lumberyards Ash ng good substituté for white oak. Vikingin created the Northern parts of Eyrope, Asia a and North America god °first man on earth using ash tree. Birch Where it grows Little known fact yellow and white Wo, varieties: a pale yellow-to-white wood, with, reddish-brown heartwood, whereas white, birch has a whiter color that resembles maple. Both types of birch have hardness of 4 on g scale to 5 Birch is'readily availāble and less Birch phite Yellow birch,is is highly flammable and cắn This catch a fire, even when Because of a 1. įt is wet that, birch, tree is ušed as high-quqlity firewdod. Near lakes and rivers. other, hardensjive You many, сan fihd iany although the, Selection iş better birch at home centers, "at a lumberyard. Cherry Where it grows Gherry is a very popylar and all-arðund great wood work, with stains and finishes well with Little known fact to oil, and ages þeautifully Cherry's heartwood has a reddish-brown color to it and the sapwood iş almost white. Cherry' has a harduess of 2 on a scalé of 1 to wood The word cherry çomes from the Turkish town of Cerasus. This is for a very common furniture-making and is available from sustaingbly grown forests You wont find chefry at tocal home trip to the lumberyard is necessary if you want to use it. Asia, Europe and America your so a Maple Where it grows Little known fact Maple comes in twg hard, and soft. Both varieties are harder than many other, woods; hard maple is so hard 5.on, a scale of 1 to that i's difficult to work ywith, varieties: relativelu n the other hand work with. easy Charcoal made of maple tree plays a róle in the signioduction o Soft Because, of théir fine, straight grain, both varieties are more stable than man to be less Tennessee Whiskey other woods They also expensive than gther hardwoods You home maplę at your Northern hemisphere lumberyards have a selection of it. "but most good Oak Where it grows Oak iş one of the most, used woods for furniture. Available in Little known fact two variēties - red and white oak is strong (hardness aboyt 4 on a sčaleė of 1 and easy to work with. oak, is preferred for furniture- making because t has a more Because of its giant size, an oak tree requires lots of water. 9ractive figure, than red oak. White oak is, also resistant to can absorb to up 50 gallons of water daily Northern hemisphere moisture gnd can be used on outdoor furniture. Dak is commonly used for flooring and furniture běcause maný peopte love its grain. Poplar Where it grows is one of the less, Poplar expehsive hardwods It's also Little known fact fairly soft (4 in hardnęss on a scalé of a to 5), which makes it, easy to work with. Poplar is white with some green or brown streaks in the' heartwood. The name comes beautiful in fine furniture, and if it is, it's ălmošt always paințed. Poplar can be a "goód choice for not the most Because popl it's rarely used, from ancient Rome. During the 6th gentury, Romans planted poplars, in areas where public North Ameriça, Europe, "Asia, North Africa drawers (where it wont be seen) meeting were held. The Latin name fer people is "populas". inexpensive. Walnut Where it grows Little known fact With a hardness of, about 4 on a 1 to brown wood that's easy to work scale, walnut is a' rich with. Unfortunately, walnut is expensioe (usyally somewhat around 88 a 'bgard foot), ánd Walnut is called a "karyon" in Greek language, which means head". T his name comes from the fact, that walnut shell looks like a skull which protects brain-like located beneath it. finding large boards for, big projects is getting difficult. In spite of this, walnut is ştill a, Wood to work with and Tends itself nicely for, use as accents and inlays to dress yp a project. You wónt find walnut at your loçal homé çenter: you may ned to special order it from' a lumberyard if you want a largé quañtity Central Asia and Europe Courtesy of Fantastic Handyman Part of Fantastic Services www.fantastichandyman.co.uk/carpentry-services/

Little Known Facts about Trees

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A few interesting facts about trees I bet you didn't know.

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