A bunch of intresting tree stuff

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Dead pines and fatwood

We should be able to find dead pines here and there, you can get a bit of material out of that kind of find. Digging into the limbs of the tree with a hatchet or saw, we can find fatwood, which is wood with a lot of resin build up. When pines die, the resin gets drawn into the stump, and as the tree decays, the resin moves up to the limbs that are close to the trunk. Fatwood is very flamable, hot, and easy to light even in damp conditions.

Pine tar

Its a form of wood tar produced by getting pine wood hot, but not burning. It has a lot of good uses, like wood preservation, which would make your tools lose durability slower, in addition it can be used as a antiseptic, and to soothe small burns.

Pine pitch

It is simular to pine tar, the diffrence being it is darker, thicker and tackier, and from experience, should only really be used as glue

Birch tapping

Driving a hole in a birch tree to collect sap, we can put up a pot beneath the tree to collect the sap. We can use the sap to make syrup, or drink it to clear ourselves out from the inside (it drains the kidneys, liver, and lungs from nasty stuff) and it is a good source of drink, we can produce about 5 liters of sap per day if the tree is tapped in a good time

Pine needle tea

We can find pine needles under pine trees to make a simple tea out of, by boiling the needles in some water for 15 minutes. The tea should be good for boosting immunity and soothing colds