I know people love their large trees, and while it can be very easy to find some of the more common ones, large forests might need more diversity than just the ones you can find at one source. Some are more hidden or less obvious, so here is a thread for everyone who is looking fo...
While most of us are familiar with the story of Athena springing fully formed from Zeus’ head. There are hints in the story such as the swallowing of her mother, Metis, that as Greek culture changed, the pantheon would become more organized with Zeus taking over the leadership. This story...
Trees like Maple, Oak, Beech, Chestnut, Elm, Hickory, ect. have big, broad leaves that are attached to the branch by a special stem called a petiole. What is the difference between a conifer and a broadleaf tree? In general, becausebroadleaf trees are slower growing their rings are clos...
Most consumers and manufacturers also agree that modal rayon is a structurally superior product to viscose rayon. The modal fabric production process begins with the harvesting of trees to be rendered into cellulose. These trees are broken down into chips that are approximately the size of postage...
Chips of hardwood like oak or birch are used as the raw materials for the cellulose that is used in this fabric. The trees used for these purposes are usually grown on managed tree farms. Once the trees arrive at a Tencel production facility, they are broken down into chips and loaded in...
Only the modulus of elasticity for static bending and the strength quality factor for this modulus differed significantly between plots, both of which were higher in trees from this particular plot. - The plot from which the wood was obtained significantly impacted most of the parameters and ...
Getting to zero carbon emissions won’t save the world. We’ll have to also remove carbon from the air—a massive undertaking unlike anything we’ve ever done.
That being said, here are the main ways to get involved. The most common method is being in the wrong place at the wrong time, which usually means at a conference bar at a moment of weakness. One moment you’re sharing a drink with a colleague, the next they’re casually mentioning ...
The other day on Facebook I surveyed my friends that are comprised mostly of Boomers like myself. I proposed this question “As you become older not doing what task would make life easier?” The most common answer was “Not doing any type of house work.” Well we’re all in the same...
Are Siskins common? The siskin is arelatively common, small finch of conifer woodlands and some mixed woods. In the winter, they gather in groups with lesser redpolls and feed on seeds in birch and alder woodland, as well as at birdtables. ...