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* In the Wasatch Mountains located in Utah, there exists a tree network of Quaking Aspen, (Populus tremuloides), growing from a single root system. It is genetically uniform and acts as a single life form, thus changing the color and shedding the leaves of all the trees in unison. The entire system covers approximately 106 acres and weighs about 6600 tons. * Rubber trees {Ficus populnea}, on the average yield about 4-5 pounds of rubber per year. * A Sugar Maple tree {Acer saccharum} can produce approximately 3 gallons of sap a day. To make just one quart of maple syrup, it takes 11-13 gallons of sap. * The softest American wood is the Corkbark Fir {Abies lasiocarpa}. It's specific gravity averages .28. It is native to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. * The hardest American wood is Black Ironwood {Krugiodendron ferreum}. It's specific gravity averages 1.16. It is native to southern Florida. * A solitary Norwegian Spruce tree {Picea excelsa} on Campbell Island in the Pacific is the most isolated tree on earth. The next nearest tree to it, is located on the Auckland Islands, over 120 miles away. * Ginkgo {Ginko biloba} is the world's oldest living tree species. It has been found numerous times in sedimentary rocks of the Jurassic and Triassic Periods (135-210 million years ago) when dinosaurs roamed the earth. At one time, thought to be extinct, the species was proliferated from 7 trees that were discovered in an ancient monastery in China. Years later, there were some found growing wild in the isolated valleys of eastern China. * It is often said, that Pink Ivorywood trees {Rhammnus zeyheri} are rarer than diamonds. * To build a 2000 square foot house takes approximately 16,000 board foot of lumber {wood}. (NAHB}, National Association of Home Builders, March 2005. Acknowledgements & References Know Your Woods, Albert J. Constantine, Jr. Revised By Harry J. Hobbs The Book Of Wood Names, Dr. Hans Meyer World Woods In Color, William A. Lincoln Reader's Digest Family Guide To Nature, Answers To 1001 Questions Wood & Facts, Facts About Wood & Trees Part 1 Wood & Facts, Facts About Wood & Trees Part 2 About the Author Johnny {J W} Morlan is a woodworking artist. Johnny has owned and operated his business, J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts full time since 1989. He is, and has always been the sole webmaster of his business website. If you would like to contact him, his e-mail address is, morlanwoodgifts@fastmail.fm
by Johnny {J W} Morlan
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