Thursday Trivia

It's an evergreen tree.

True, but......

What kind, and what is it good for?

Re: True, but......

Can you get a potent potable from it?

Tommy

Re: A question

Good morning Dan. Did you mean what could you get from harvesting the tree, or what could you harvest from the tree?

Kinda hard to tell from the picture (at least on my monitor) but it looks like the predominate tree, on the East side of town, and for the next couple of hundred miles. If it is the tree I think it is there is a distillery here in town that makes good use of what can be harvested from the tree.

glc

Re: Doncha love those little bluegreen berries

Harvesting the tree.

Nothing to do with the berries.

juniperus virginianus

or Eastern Red Cedar. This time of year, in this part of Texas, you get 'cedar fever' from it. Many people are allergic to the pollen that cold weather causes to be released and they get secondary sinus infections from their allergic reactions. DAMHIKT.

In Texas it is a trash tree that has invaded and succeeds to the detriment of natives. They tell me that it is propogated by robins eating the seeds, passing them through their digestive tracts, and excreting them. A really sh...y tree!

BobH, who's sneezing, sniffling and blowing his nose at this very moment thanks to that damn tree.

Re: juniperus virginianus

That why you see the trees under the drip line of other trees: in the fence lines or under power-lines. Not sure if it's just robins or several species of birds. I park my truck at work under a ERC and get all kind of poop on the windshield.

I personal and professional have no problems with the ERC. Generally speaking it's poor pasture management, why the ERC are taking over grasslands. But the Gov... is throwing alotta $ at it and if you try to defend it, you get a black-eye...Gotta love the smell of the wood. I also, have sinus problems myself, from ERC???

Dale

Partly

it is a juniper, but what you can get is valuable ;-)

A hint

This particular type is not native to the US.

Re: A hint

Not native, but is it introduced, ie is it planted and grows well in the US? If so what part of the US?

Thanks for the tree question, : ' >......Dale

P.S. the only thing that has not been mention as having from these type of tree would be bagworms

Re: A hint

Not sure if it grows in the US, it might, but probably not. I am sure, however, that most have heard of the product that I am thinking of that comes from it.

(goofing off at the tutoring class ;-))

Re: Thursday Trivia

is the product part of a common home made three part finish?

Re: Thursday Trivia

I don't know about any imported varieties, but the native ones around here in North Ohio were grown for fence posts. There are some posts here on the farm that are probably 50+ years old.

Nope ;-(

also nope ;-(

The answer *LINK*

This is the tree from which you get thouia (sometimes thuya) burl from.

Also saw references to "juniper burl"


Thouia Burl