Flashcards
12 Useful Trees
Cards in this deck (13)
- 1Silver BirchFirelighter
Soap
Carves Easily
- 2HazelStraight Poles
Withies for binding
Edible Nuts
- 3Common AlderFriction Fire Lighting
Indicates Water Nearby
Wood for smoking meat and fish
- 4Goat WillowFriction Fire Lighting
Natural Source of Aspirin
Bark for Cordage
- 5Common LimeInner Bark for Cordage
Friction Fire Lighting
Edible Young Leaves
- 6SycamoreFriction Fire Lighting
Durable yet light - carving
- 7Common AshExcellent Firewood
Tool Handles
Bows
- 8RowanRowan Berries for Jam
Hard to carve but very durable
Bad Firewood - Avoid
- 9Sweet ChestnutEdible Nuts
Bark for containers
Inner bark for tinder
- 10HawthornGood Firewood
Edible Leaves Flowers and Berries
Thorns for fish hooks - 11English OakExcellent Firewood
Edible Nuts (after processing)
Tannin in barks (for tanning hides)
- 12BeechEdible Nuts
Edible Leaves
Very Good Firewood
- 13Scots PinePine Needle Tea - Vitamin C
Roots for bindings
Turpentine infused wood for feather sticks
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- http://scouts.org.uk/news/2013/11/national-tree-week/
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- kate thompson
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