Economic importance includes important lumber trees, such as Quercus (oak), Fagus (beech), and Castanea (chestnut); the outer bark of Quercus suber is the source of commercial cork; the seeds of various species have been a traditionally important source of food for humans and other animals. ...
A lumber mill posts a help wanted ad for a lumber inspector and receives only one application. When they call the prospective employee in for an interview they realize he is an elderly man who is very clearly blind. The manager is skeptical that a blind man could be a lumber inspector, b...
Birch bark shavings to be ground for flour. Once you separate the inner bark from the tree, dry it either in the sun, in a dehydrator or near the wood stove. I dried this birch bark in the oven at 250 degrees for 30 minutes. Once dried, the birch bark is ground into flour. I st...