Pine weevils cause major damage to newly planted conifer seedlings in reforestation areas. However, recent findings indicate that small (mini) seedlings, planted at the age of 7-10 weeks, are gnawed less by pine weevils than the larger, conventionally planted seedlings. Thus, it has been proposed that planting young conifer seedlings in clear-cut areas may reduce the damage caused by pine weevils. In attempts to determine why mini seedlings appear to be less damaged by pine weevils than conventional seedlings, the volatiles released by Norway spruce and Scots pine mini seedlings were investigated, since such chemicals are of great importance in herbivore-plant communication, inter alia acting as repellents, attractants or antifeedants.. Volatiles from the seedlings were collected, separated and identified by solid phase microextraction (SPME) followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.. The results show that there are high levels of chemodiversity among both spruce and pine seedlings. ...

BACKGROUND: Several members of the R2R3-MYB family of transcription factors act as regulators of lignin and phenylpropanoid metabolism during wood formation in angiosperm and gymnosperm plants. The angiosperm Arabidopsis has over one hundred R2R3-MYBs genes; however, only a few members of this family have been discovered in gymnosperms. RESULTS: We isolated and characterised full-length cDNAs encoding R2R3-MYB genes from the gymnosperms white spruce, Picea glauca (13 sequences), and loblolly pine, Pinus taeda L. (five sequences). Sequence similarities and phylogenetic analyses placed the spruce and pine sequences in diverse subgroups of the large R2R3-MYB family, although several of the sequences clustered closely together. We searched the highly variable C-terminal region of diverse plant MYBs for conserved amino acid sequences and identified 20 motifs in the spruce MYBs, nine of which have not previously been reported and three of which are specific to conifers. The number and length of the ...

White pine weevil feeds underneath the bark of the top leader of both Blue Spruce and Engelmann Spruce trees, girdling and killing the top most growth. This damage results in a bushy, deformed tree that is aesthetically undesirable. White pine weevil can be treated with a spring spray or a fall soil injection.. PHOTO (middle) accredited to: W.M. Ciesla, Forest Health Mgmt. Int., www.Bugwood.org. PHOTO (right) accredited to: S. Katovich, USDA Forest Service, www.Bugwood.org. ...

Extraction of hemicelluloses with subcritical water is an efficient and environmentally benign way of fractionating biomass, including lignocelluloses. The composition and extraction behavior of hemicelluloses from wood depends significantly on the species, which affects the obtained product and the requirements of the extraction process. The current work focuses on the extraction of hemicelluloses from three chemically and structurally different, interesting and economically important tree species namely stone pine (Pinus pinea), holm oak (Quercus ilex), and Norway spruce (Picea abies), for which the literature on holm oak and stone pine hemicelluloses is almost non-existent. The work was performed with identical experimental methods, to obtain completely comparable results. The effect of temperature, raw material and solid-liquid ratio on the extraction kinetics, pH and molar mass, was studied. The results revealed significant differences in the extraction behavior and composition of the ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Variation in the relative abundance of the large pine weevil among Sitka spruce plantation sites. AU - Wilson, WL. AU - Day, KR. PY - 1996. Y1 - 1996. N2 - Between 1993 and 1994 over 160 forest sites were sampled to obtain indices of pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.) densities. Overall 48 variables were tested for their ability to explain variation in weevil numbers between compartments. The models generated from the sample data identified 14 variables as significant in influencing weevil densities. In this research note the variables are identified, and their relationship to forest management discussed.. AB - Between 1993 and 1994 over 160 forest sites were sampled to obtain indices of pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.) densities. Overall 48 variables were tested for their ability to explain variation in weevil numbers between compartments. The models generated from the sample data identified 14 variables as significant in influencing weevil densities. In this research note the ...

The Canadian boreal forest is largely represented by mixed wood forests of white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx). In this study, a total of 300 trees originating from three sites composed of trembling aspen and white spruce with varying compositions were investigated for wood quality traits: one site was composed mainly of aspen, one mainly of spruce and a third was a mixed site. Four wood quality traits were examined: wood density, microfibril angle (MFA), fibre characteristics, and cell wall chemistry. Social classes were also determined for each site in an attempt to provide a more in-depth comparison. Wood density showed little variation among sites for both species, with only significant differences occurring between social classes. The aspen site showed statistically lower MFAs than the aspen from the mixed site, however, no differences were observed when comparing spruce. Fibre characteristics were higher in the pure species sites for both

Or have you noticed the top of the tree is brown, drooping or curved? White pine weevil (7-58) - Scout for adults on spruce, pine, Doug fir, occasionally fir - especially in areas where you have had it previously. Biology and life history Adult beetles overwinter in litter on the ground. As temperatures warm in the spring, they climb their hosts to feed and lay eggs in the terminals. The latest cytogenetic and breeding studies indicate that two other North American pine weevil species - the Sitka spruce weevil and the Engelmann spruce weevil-also should be classified as Pissodes strobi. Sap oozing from small holes in the terminals is a calling card of this weevil. Feeding damage rarely kills trees but can cause multiple leaders to develop on infested trees as the terminal leader is killed. To truly end your weevil infestation, you will need to the help of a professional pest control service. Theyre one of the most destructive tree pests known. Reproduction . The piece on the right clearly shows ...

Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), Northern BC, British Columbia, Canada - Moss Covered Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) and Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) Trees, in Temperate Rainforest on Graham Island

Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), Northern BC, British Columbia, Canada - Moss Covered Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) and Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) Trees, in Temperate Rainforest on Graham Island

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00, vol. 47: Antoni Werner, Piotr Łakomy Host specialization of IS-group isolates of Heterobasidion annosum to Scots pine, Norway spruce and common fir in field…

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Lipids are important components in human nutrition; however, their increased intake contributes to the development of obesity and can lead to multiple long‐term complications. Pancreatic lipase (triacylglycerol acylhydrolase, EC 3.1.1.3) is a key enzyme for the absorption of dietary triglycerides. Interference with fat hydrolysis results in the reduced utilization of ingested lipids, therefore inhibition of lipases decreases fat absorption. Extracts from 106 species of medicinal plants, vegetables and fruits were screened for potential lipase inhibitory activity. p‐Nitrophenylpalmitate and 5‐bromo‐4‐chloro‐3‐indoxylpalmitate were used as substrates in an in vitro test with crude porcine pancreatic lipase. Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva‐ursi), garden pea (Pisum sativum), Norway spruce (Picea abies) and large‐leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos) extracts were the most active. Additionally, the activity of selected extracts with removed polyphenols was measured. Extracts of bearberry, garden

The white pine weevil (WPW) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Pissodes strobi (Peck)) is found throughout Virginia. Its preferred hosts are eastern white pine and Norway spruce, but it can attack Scotch and other pines as well.

Black spruce is in the Pinaceae family which includes the Pines and Firs as well as Cedarwood (Cedrus atlantica). Black spruce resin was used as a chewing gum; wound healing agent; tea against sore throat; salve greased on the chest against bronchial diseases while Black spruce needles were used in tea against cough; stomach disease because of tobacco abuse. The cones were also used in tea against cold and cough (Deeg, et al. 2012).. The essential oil is distilled from the needles. The essential oil is rich in the ester, bornyl acetate, and supported by monoterpenes (camphene and a-pinene).. ...

The insect is sometimes referred to as spruce weevil in the western United States. /ExtGState/Font/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 10 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> The infested terminal can be clipped, and a new leader can be trained. Full Menu+. It infests and kills the main shoot (terminal leader) of young trees (Fig. 3 0 obj The resulting grub-like larvae are white, legless, and slightly curved. (Spruce Trees) Terminal Weevil. WPW infestations start in early spring when overwintered females lay eggs just beneath the bark of terminal leaders. The weevil is a small insect found commonly in Bozeman, MT and SW Montana. 1 0 obj (265) Photo: Chuck Cornell Monitoring white pine weevil overwintering adults. Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Serbian Spruce, Scotch and Austrian Pines may also be attacked. Not to be confused with western pine beetle, the white pine weevil infests and kills the terminal leader of young trees. The ...

The wood anatomy was studied of 180 young spruce trees of 30 clones fumigated with SO2. The resulting data were assessed using rank correlation statistics, factor analysis and analysis of variance. In the year before fumigation none of the measured characteristics showed any correlation with the degree by which clones were damaged after fumigation. Genetic effects were assessed to be responsible for 65% of latewood width variation prior to fumigation. In the treatment year as well as in the subsequent year there was a correlation between some of the characteristics measured and the degree of damage, and in the same period genetic influences accounted for only 10% of latewood width variation. Two years after fumigation no correlations between the measured wood anatomical characteristics and the degree of damage could be detected.

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The white pine weevil in Ontario: Recent and current studies related to the improvement of white pine quality. 1967. Sullivan, C.R. Pages 59-62 in14th Northwestern Forest Tree Improvement Conference. Proceedings 1967. 10-11 August 1966, Toronto, Ontario.. Année : 1967. Disponible au : Centre de foresterie des Grands Lacs Numéro de catalogue : 38515. La langue : Anglais. Disponibilité : PDF (demande par courriel). Sélectionner. ...

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases mediate a broad range of oxidative reactions involved in the biosynthesis of both primary and secondary metabolites in plants. Until now, only two P450 genes, CYP720B1 from Pinus taeda and CYP720B4 from Picea sitchensis, have been functionally characterised and described in the literature. The purpose of this study was to describe the cloning and expression of CYP720B from Pinus brutia due to its suggested role in the synthesis of bioactive compounds used for chemical defence against insects. A PCR product of the P. brutia CYP720B gene was cloned into the pCR8/GW/TOPO cloning vector. After optimising the sequence for codon usage in yeast, it was transferred into the inducible expression vector pYES-DEST52 and transfected into the S. cerevisiae INVSc1 strain. Sequence analysis showed that the P. brutia CYP720B gene contains an open reading frame of 1,464 nucleotides, which encodes a 53,570 Da putative protein of 487 amino acid residues. The putative protein contains ...

William Ellyson and Stephen Sillett found evidence that demonstrates that epiphytes-plants that use other plants for mechanical support-play a crucial role in maintaining the biodiversity of redwood forest canopies. Its well known that these hangers-on thrive in the old-growth Douglas-fir forests of Oregon and Washington, in places amassing the weight of two concert grand pianos per acre. Ellyson and Sillett reveal in this study that Douglas-fir has a rival in Sitka spruce, a tree that grows in and among northern coast redwood forests and supports a shockingly high diversity of epiphytes. The researchers suspended themselves from ropes high up in the forest canopy to identify and count epiphytes on Sitka spruce trees in the old-growth redwood forest of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. At the end of a survey of five spruce trees, they had tallied 91 species and weighed an average of 60kg (161 lbs) of live epiphytes and 131kg (289 lbs) of dead organic matter per tree. Though they found lichens, ...

The boreal region stores a large proportion of the worlds terrestrial carbon (C) and is subject to high-intensity, stand-replacing wildfires that release C and nitrogen (N) stored in biomass and soils through combustion. While severity and extent of fires drives overall emissions, methods for accurately estimating fire severity are poorly tested in this unique region where organic soil combustion is responsible for a large proportion of total emissions. We tested a method using adventitious roots on black spruce trees (Picea mariana) in combination with canopy allometry to reconstruct prefire organic soil layers and canopy biomass in boreal black spruce forests of Alaska (USA), thus providing a basis for more accurately quantifying fire severity levels. We calibrated this adventitious-root-height method in unburned spruce stands and then tested it by comparing our biomass and soils estimates reconstructed in burned stands with actual prefire stand measurements. We applied this approach to 38 ...

The abundance of Norway spruce (Picae abies (L.) H. Karst.) undergrowth is common for the state forests in Karelia near the Russian border, in Finland. In the survey, the occurrence of the undergrowth was studied. The article includes a review on the ownership of the forest, forest soils in the area, and the state of forests in the area. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is the dominative species in 67%, Norway spruce in 27% and Betula sp. 6% of the state forests. Only 2% of the forests are 1‒20 years of age. Stands in the age group of 61‒80 years are the most common (25%). Norway spruce undergrowth is most abundant in the municipality of Salmi. The forests are typically moist forest site types or grass-herb site types. If the stands are allowed to develop naturally, even the Vaccinium sites become Norway spruce dominated. Spruce undergrowth is formed seldom under a spruce forest unless the stand is thin or has openings. Because Norway spruce is often rare in the mineral soil sites, the ...

A multiplex real-time PCR assay was developed to monitor the dynamics of the Picea abies-Heterobasidion annosum pathosystem. Tissue cultures and 32-year-old trees with low or high resistance to this pathogen were used as the host material. Probes and primers were based on a laccase gene for the pathogen and a polyubiquitin gene for the host. The real-time PCR procedure was compared to an ergosterol-based quantification method in a tissue culture experiment, and there was a strong correlation (product moment correlation coefficient, 0.908) between the data sets. The multiplex real-time PCR procedure had higher resolution and sensitivity during the early stages of colonization and also could be used to monitor the host. In the tissue culture experiment, host DNA was degraded more rapidly in the clone with low resistance than in the clone with high resistance. In the field experiment, the lesions elicited were not strictly proportional to the area colonized by the pathogen. Fungal colonization was more

The spruce beetle,Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby), is the most significant natural mortality agent of mature spruce. Outbreaks of this beetle have caused extensive spruce mortality from Alaska to Arizona and have occurred in every forest with substantial spruce stands. Spruce beetle damage results in the loss of 333 to 500 million board feet of spruce saw timber annually. More than 2.3 million acres of spruce forests have been infested in Alaska in the last 7 seven years with an estimated 30 million trees killed per year at the peak of the outbreak. In the 1990s, spruce beetle outbreaks in Utah infested more than 122,000 acres and killed more than 3,000,000 spruce trees. In the past 25 years, outbreaks have resulted in estimated losses of more than 25 million board feet in Montana, 31 million in Idaho, over 100 million in Arizona, 2 billion in Alaska, and 3 billion in British Columbia

Black Spruce Hydrosol or Black Spruce Hydrolat which is the correct term? The French use the word hydrolat, while the English use the word hydrosol.

From The Sunday Oregonian, March 19, 2000, p B8 GREEN GIANT TOPS HIERARCHY OF TREES A Sitka spruce, the largest tree in Oregon, attracts visitors to a Clatsop County park just off U.S. 26 By JEFF BARNARD, The Associated Press Seaside - Tour buses stop by it, a greeting card once featured it, and a retired Salem barber reveres it. But look on most maps or ask most people what the Klootchy Creek Giant is, and you are likely to come up empty. Is it like the Loch Ness Monster? asked Doug Heiken of the Oregon Natural Resources Council, an environmental group dedicated to protecting old-growth forests from logging. For the record, the Klootchy Creek Giant - also known as the Seaside Spruce - is a Sitka spruce that stands 206 feet tall, measures 56 feet in circumference at breast height and has a crown that spreads 93 feet. That makes it the biggest tree in Oregon and a contender for the title of biggest Sitka spruce in the country, under a formula used by the American Forestry Association. Unlike ...

The numbers of Ips typographus beetles captured in treated tripod trap logs (tripods) were compared to catches from Theysohn phero-mone traps (TPTs). In 2010, at each of the three localities, five TPTs and five tripods baited with...

White spruce is a large, pyramidal evergreen with aromatic foliage and uniform habit. This popular garden conifer is native to Canada and the northwestern United States. When sited properly white spruce can be a long-lived attractive addition to any landscape.

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Spruce essential oil has many properties and uses, but is primarily used to aid the respiratory system during coughs, colds, asthma issues and other breathing conditions. However, it is also used topically to sooth muscular aches and pains. Recent studies of its micro components have produced results that may indicate that spruce essential oil has anticancer properties - but, further research needs to be done. And of course, let us not forget its use in aromatherapy for its calming and elevating scent!. Spruce Essential Oil. Background:. Many wise men have said that nature is our classroom: after all, natural spaces are filled with information and organic wisdom. With nature all around us, we can reconnect with the world that is the foundation of all knowledge and learn all about what nature has to offer. One such valuable knowledge aquisition is an understanding of spruce essential oil and its many benefits. Spruce needles come from the Spruce tree, which is a member of the genus Picea - a ...

TYPE: Interior Wall Panelling; CORE MATERIAL: Solid wood; SOLID WOOD TYPE: European Softwood; SPECIES: Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga), Siberian Pine, Spruce (Picea abies);

Conversely, because each acupoint has more than one action, there a several oils that could potentially be used with it, as the situation would demand it. An important acupoint such as CV-17 at the center of the chest can be oiled with a nervous sedative oil such as Marjoram (Origanum maiorana) or Helichrysum (Helichrysum angustifolium), as this point has a good calming effect on the whole system. It is often used in states of acute anxiety and agitation, especially when there is an emotional component present. Equally however, CV-17 can be oiled with respiratory restoratives and stimulants such as Siberian fir (Abies sibirica) and Black spruce (Picea mariana) to enhance the points excellent tonifying and strengthening effect on the lungs and bronchi. This type of combination is highly beneficial, for instance, in individuals with constitutional lung weakness, in chronic respiratory infections or for states of grief; these are all conditions where lung energy is weakened and will benefit from ...

La tordeuse des bourgeons de l pinette (TBE) (Choristoneura fumiferana) est le d foliateur le plus important du sapin baumier (Abies balsamea) et de l pinette blanche (Picea glauca). L pinette noire (P. mariana) est consid r e comme un h te de mauvaise qualit pour la TBE cause de sa ph nologie tardive et la haute concentration de compos s secondaire toxiques qui se trouvent dans son feuillage. Cependant, pour la premi re fois, l pinette noire subit des dommages significatifs dans une pid mie qui s vit actuellement sur la c te Nord menant des pertes en volume commercial. Nous posons l hypoth se qu un r chauffement climatique pourrait am liorer la synchronisation entre la TBE et l pinette noire en avan ant le d bourrement de cette essence. Ceci pourrait favoriser la performance de la TBE chez l pinette noire. Il est donc n cessaire de mieux comprendre les bases physiologiques de la relation TBE- pinette noire pour pouvoir d velopper des outils pr dictifs, ce qui permettra d am nager les for ts d ...

Spruce (Picea spp.) is commonly planted in urban and rural landscapes in North Dakota and frequently suffers from needle loss. In general, healthy spruce retain four or more age classes of needles. Premature needle loss of spruce is the result of a variety of causes: improper planting, environmental stress, insect pests and disease. Rhizosphaera needle cast and stigmina needle cast are two of the most common diseases associated with spruce needle loss in North Dakota ...

The pine weevil [Hylobius abietis (L.); Coleoptera: Curculionidae] has a high economic impact on forest regeneration in Europe. The general biology of the pine weevil has received considerable attention, although there is insufficient knowledge about its diel behaviour and time budget. Therefore, in the present study, the feeding and locomotion behaviour of individual adult weevils on Norway spruc ...

Determining the Effect of Seasonal Variation in Spruce (Picea orientalis L.) Wood Treated with Various Impregnations on Combustion Resistance

tree near the Remy Martin distillery in France.. Baudoinia is one of several genera representing black, slow growing, so-called meristematic fungi that form sooty black deposits on rocks, archeological monuments, trees and other surfaces. Several of these genera are well represented in UAMH. Two recently described fungi are Hispidoconidioma alpina and Atramixtra arboricola (Tsuneda et al 2010, 2011) isolated from black growth on twigs of Larix lyallii, and declining Picea glauca respectively. Specimens were collected in Larch Valley, Banff National Park, AB. Rarely, these fungi occur indoors. UAMH 11589 is another slow growing black meristematic fungus isolated from carpus dust in Nevada. We identified it as as Pseudotaeniolina globosa by sequencing of the ITS region. This rare species, originally described from rock surfaces, is represented by only three other isolates worldwide.. ...

The genomic architecture of adaptive traits remains poorly understood in non-model plants. Various approaches can be used to bridge this gap, including the mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) in pedigrees, and genetic association studies in non-structured populations. Here we present results on the genomic architecture of adaptive traits in black spruce, which is a widely distributed conifer of the North American boreal forest. As an alternative to the usual candidate gene approach, a candidate SNP approach was developed for association testing. A genetic map containing 231 gene loci was used to identify QTL that were related to budset timing and to tree height assessed over multiple years and sites. Twenty-two unique genomic regions were identified, including 20 that were related to budset timing and 6 that were related to tree height. From results of outlier detection and bulk segregant analysis for adaptive traits using DNA pool sequencing of 434 genes, 52 candidate SNPs were identified and

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The white pine weevil, But, my rice ended up with weevils, sometimes my dry pastas get weevils, and sometimes my flours and corn mil get weevils. Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions in Forestry 271 Screening Sitka Spruce for Resistance to Weevil Damage in British Columbia . A weevil is a beetle that can be found in a wide range of colors and sizes. LATE August is a great time to enjoy the garden and its also an opportune time to control weevils in the garden. The weevil genus Smicronyx in America north of Mexico. They are usually small, less than 6 mm in length, and herbivorous. Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name weevil, such as the biscuit weevil, which belongs to the family Ptinidae. Cactuses and other succulents are as varied in their needs as different types of landscape trees and shrubs. Like many otâ ¦ thanks heather We are playing with the idea of what if we lived in Alaska after watching a series of ...

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My father, Roger Lines, was a research forester, working for the Forestry Commission. When, in the early 1970s, I did my Statistics O-Grade I was fortunate to be able to help with some real research at the, then fairly newly established, Forestry Commission Northern Research Station. I was chopping young Sitka Spruce trees, grown under… Continue reading Mr Acid Rain and our Interconnected World. ...

Spruce (Picea spp.) is commonly planted in urban and rural landscapes in North Dakota and frequently suffers from needle loss. In general, healthy spruce retain four or more age classes of needles. Premature needle loss of spruce is the result of a variety of causes: improper planting, environmental stress, insect pests and disease. Rhizosphaera needle cast and stigmina needle cast are two of the most common diseases associated with spruce needle loss in North Dakota ...

Adult white pine weevils emerge between March and April to mate. After mating, they lay up to 100 eggs under the bark of host trees. Larvae hatch, feed, and develop through a molting process before pupating in the early summer months. Pupae then build cocoons inside host tree stems, causing even more damage before emerging in late summer as full-grown adults. White pine weevils can live anywhere from one to four years.. ...

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Your holiday decor is not complete without the addition of a perfect Christmas centerpiece of twinkling lights and dense spruce needles. With our unlit or pre-lit artificial tree, you will be able to create the memories of a lifetime without having to worry about cleaning up shedding needles or keeping your tree alive

Although funnel traps are routinely used to manage bark beetles, little is known regarding the relationship between trap captures of spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby) and mortality of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.) within a 10 ha block of the trap. Using recursive partitioning tree analyses, rules were developed for predicting spruce mortality and associated levels of beetle population phase (endemic and epidemic), in the current year and subsequent year, for a given level of trap captures. Although model predictions of infested-stem counts had large variances, our results suggest the funnel-trap captures can be reliably used to estimate relative levels of tree mortality, expressed as spruce beetle population phase. ...

Harzsalbe selbermachen, Harz-Salbe selbermachen, selber machen, selber rühren: Zutaten: Fichtenharz, Olivenöl, Bienenwachs. Balsam, Harzsalbe, Harzcreme, Harzbalsam, Pechsalbe, Fichtenharz wird zusammen mit Olivenöl und Bienenwachs zu einer Heilsalbe, Heilcreme, Creme, Salbe verarbeitet. Schritt 3: Das Öl-Harz-Gemischt wird durch ein Sieb gegossen, um Verunreinigungen auszusieben. Fichten-Harz, Baumharz, Harz, liquid pitch, tree gum, galipot, gallipot. Gewöhnliche Fichte, Fichte, Rot-Fichte, Rotfichte, Picea abies, Spruce, Common Spruce, Norway spruce, LÉpicéa, Épicéa commun

The Sitka Conservation Society will host a local foods tasting and recipe pouch making event for kids ages 7-10 from 2-3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, at the Sitka Public Library. This program will help kids learn how to make delicious, kid-friendly snacks from foods foraged from the Tongass National Forest. There also will be…