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  2. List of foods made from maple - Wikipedia

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    Several food products are created from the sap harvested from maple trees, which is made into sugar and syrup before being incorporated into various foods and dishes. The sugar maple is one of the most important Canadian trees, being, along with the black maple, the major source of sap for making maple syrup. [1]

  3. Human uses of plants - Wikipedia

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    James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar features a giant tree named Hometree, the sacred gathering place of the humanoid Na'vi tribe; the interconnected tree, tribe and planet are threatened by mining: the tribe and the film's hero fight to save them. [50] Trees are common subjects in poetry, including Joyce Kilmer's 1913 lyric poem named "Trees".

  4. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    A natural gum sourced from hardened sap of various species of acacia tree used in ancient birth control as well as a binder and emulsifier for medicinal compounds. [3] [4] Achillea millefolium: Common yarrow Purported to be a diaphoretic, astringent, [5] tonic, stimulant and mild aromatic. Actaea racemosa: Black cohosh

  5. 100 things you can make yourself - AOL

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    Take a look at the list that Bliss Tree compiled of 100 things you can make yourself and see how many you've done. Still think you're hip and saving money? I came up with 15 things on the list ...

  6. Forest product - Wikipedia

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    A forest product is any material derived from forestry for direct consumption or commercial use, such as lumber, paper, or fodder for livestock. Wood, by far the dominant product of forests, is used for many purposes, such as wood fuel (e.g. in form of firewood or charcoal) or the finished structural materials used for the construction of buildings, or as a raw material, in the form of wood ...

  7. Natural rubber - Wikipedia

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    A good tapper can tap a tree every 20 seconds on a standard half-spiral system, and a common daily "task" size is between 450 and 650 trees. Trees are usually tapped on alternate or third days, although many variations in timing, length and number of cuts are used. "Tappers would make a slash in the bark with a small hatchet.

  8. 50 Surprising Things Made in Each State - AOL

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    Luckily, there's Angelina's of Maryland, whose steamed crabs, crabcakes, crab soups, and other products are made with 100% domestic USA-sourced blue crab, averaging 75% or more from Maryland ...

  9. Tree - Wikipedia

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    People trees, by Pooktre. Tree shaping is the practice of changing living trees and other woody plants into man made shapes for art and useful structures. There are a few different methods [135] of shaping a tree. There is a gradual method and there is an instant method.