The Least Used State Trees and What They Provide
With Schneller&co. being a woodworking company, value the wood we purchase, so our customers get the best quality products. And as many of our readers and overall United States population know, each State has an official tree. Today at Schneller&co. we'll be going through every least used state tree in woodworking and classify them based on the uses it provides. Onto ranking the trees from least to most used!
Nevada - Great Basin Bristlecone Pine
It is a long-living species of bristlecone pine tree found in the higher mountains of California, Nevada, and Utah. The bristlecone pine is 4,852 years old and has been credited as the oldest known living non-clonal organism on Earth. Three of the oldest trees in the world are all Great Basin bristlecone pines. It is placed in the last place because the State prohibits logging or using this tree in any way to them from extinction.
Texas - Pecan Tree
It is a species of hickory native to northern Mexico and the southern United States in the region of the Mississippi River. The Pecan Tree, though very beautiful, it's priority use is its nuts, the Pecan. Hence it's placing on the woodworking list.
South Dakota - Black Hills Spruce
The species of spruce native can be found in the northern temperate and boreal forests in North America. Though the wood itself isn't used, it is commercially financial during Christmas time. Along with it being for Christmas trees, birds are an essential factor as a nesting area.
Arizona - Blue Palo Verde
It is a palo verde native to the Sonoran Deserts in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its only main purpose is the leaves in salads and various other food and not any woodworking properties.
Oklahoma - Eastern Redbud
The large deciduous shrub or small tree is native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to thrive far west California. It is only seen with Native Americans boiling the tree's bark to make tea to treat coughs, and dysentery was treated using an astringent from the bark.
Ohio - Ohio Buckeye
The tree species' original name is Aesculus glabra, but known as Ohio buckeye, American buckeye, or fetid buckeye. It's native primarily to the Midwestern and lower Great Plains regions of the United States, extending southeast into the Nashville Basin. The tree itself is poisonous because of its acidic content. However, it has been used as a sedative for relieving constipation, asthma, hemorrhoids, and the pain of arthritis and rheumatism in history.
Hawaii - Candlenut Tree
Also known as the Aleurites moluccanus, the candlenut is a flowering tree in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, nuez de la India, or kukui nut tree, and Kekuna tree. This is another tree whose purpose is medicinal. It is used to supply omega-3 oil in the crushed or roasted form to relieve constipation, heal insect bites, sores, chapped lips, and heal open wounds. The nut oil is also used to make candles.
Florida - Sabal Palm
Also known as cabbage palm, palmetto, and swamp cabbage, is one of 15 species of palmetto palm. This species is native to the southern United States area. This is another state tree not used for any woodworking project. However, it's a staple tree for decorating residential yards, parking islands, storefronts, community entrances, and roadways.
Nevada - Single Leaf Pinyon
It is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America. The trees range in southernmost Idaho, western Utah, Arizona, southwest New Mexico, Nevada, eastern and southern California, and northern Baja California. The Single Leaf Pinyon is used as a Christmas tree and the product of fence posts. Though it can be seen in nurseries, it is very rarely used because it is difficult to germinate.
Well, there you have it!! Those were 9 of the least used woodworking United States trees. We hope you enjoyed this week's blog post and purchase our Schneller&co. products. Until next time!! Wash your hands, social distance, and enjoy your day.
