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Hard Woods

Ash (Oak Stain) 

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of which about 400 species exist. The genus is native to the northern hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cold latitudes to tropical Asia and the Americas. Oaks have spirally arranged leaves, with a lobed margin in many species; some have serrated leaves or entire leaves with a smooth margin. The flowers are catkins, for being evergreen, but are not actually a distinct group and instead dispersed across the genus.

Oak wood has a density of about 0.75 g/cm³, great strength and hardness, and is very resistant to insect and fungal attack because of its high tannin content. It also has very attractive grain markingsproduced in spring. The fruit is a nut called an acorn, borne in a cup-like structure known as cupules. Each acorn contains one seed and takes 6–18 months to mature, depending on species. The live oaks are distinguished.

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Pines

Pines are coniferous trees in the genus Pinus. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.

Pines are native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. Pines are evergreen and resinous trees (rarely shrubs) growing to 3–80 m tall, with the majority of species reaching between 15-45 m tall.

The smallest are Siberian Dwarf Pine and Potosi Pinyon, and the tallest, Sugar Pine. Pines are long-lived, typically reaching ages of 100–1,000 years, some even more. The bark of most pines is thick and scaly, but some species ...

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