The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, there is one main species, balsam fir (Abies balsamea) ranging from Alberta to Newfoundland, south to Wisconsin and New York. In the western side…
Giant chinkapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla), sometimes called golden-leafed chinquapin and golden-leafed chestnut because of the minute golden scales on the leaf bottom, is a western hardwood and is an evergreen. It grows in the coastal mountain ranges from southwestern Washington south to central California at elevations up to 6,000 feet. It also occurs inland in the…
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a member of the legume family; it can “fix nitrogen” in the soil. While native to the Appalachian Mountains, from Pennsylvania to Alabama, in the last century, it has spread to almost every state. With a widespread, shallow root system, it is ideal for thin soils where it will prevent…
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