In 2015, a Yale University study estimated there were roughly three trillion trees on Earth, “about seven and a half times more than some previous estimates.”
globally, among which 9,000 tree species have yet to be discovered — 9000 unknown species! Who knew?Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The beautiful arched entrance of Calgary’s Central Library is made of Western red cedar because of its ability to bend. The soundboards of Steinway pianos are made of quarter sawn, north facing, Alaskan sitka spruce because, historically, this wood is the best acoustically. Birch is ideal for both my residential fireplace and the kilns of history’s blacksmiths, because it doesn’t pop and spark when it burns, and it makes hot, lasting coals, burns well, and leaves little debris.
Consider the many wood products that surround you right now. Can you name any of the species? Do you know where the tree that provided the wood may have grown?
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