Questions and Answers About Trees

Are any living trees direct descendants of fossil ancestors
Are smokejumpers effective
Are there many smokejumpers
Can any trees reproduce without fertilization
Can I get trees from the Government to plant on my land
Can national forest timber be obtained free of cost
Do tree seeds all weigh the same
Does paint preserve wood
How can I get advice and in-the-woods assistance in handling my own woodland right
How can I keep my Christmas tree fresh and green
How can we start a community forest
How does one fight a forest fire
How does the United States Weather Bureau cooperate with fire-control agencies
How is national forest timber sold
How is wood used chemically
How large do pine cones grow
How long can wood houses last
How long does it take to grow a marketable crop of sawlog timber
How many Christmas trees are produced in the United States each year
How many cross ties are required for a mile of railway track
How many cross ties are there in railway tracks throughout the United States
How many cross ties do the railroads install in a year
How many different kinds of forest trees are there in the United States
How many man-days of labor does it normally take to convert 1,000 board feet of standing timber to 1,000 board feet of lumber
How many uses of wood are there
How many wooden fence posts do American farmers use
How much wood is used for fuel
How successful are shelterbelt plantings in the Prairie States
In planting, do the roots need special care
In what kinds of trees in the United States are males and females separated
Is it a good practice to plant a new tree for every one cut
Is it profitable for a farmer himself to do the necessary work of improvement cutting in his woodland
Is it true that most of the paper that, we use today is made from wood
Is national forest timber ever sold
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Should wet or green lumber be painted
What are liberation or improvement cuttings
What are some of the precautionary measures against fire
What are the different parts of a forest fire
What are the different types of forest fires
What are the main causes of forest fires
What are the Norris-Doxey woodland-management projects
What are the principal causes of forest fires in the different sections
What causes rot in trees
What do foresters mean by "burning period"
What does a farm forester do
What Government agency actually gives demonstrations on growing timber as a crop
What is a "backfire"
What is a "fire dispatcher"
What is a "hardwood"
What is a "softwood"
What is a smoke jumper
What is considered the worst forest fire in American history
What is our most important commercial forest tree
What is silvics
What is silviculture
What is sustained-yield timber management
What is the age of the virgin fir timber now being harvested in the Pacific Northwest
What is the best way to dispose of burning matches and tobacco in the forest
What is the biggest living tree in the world
What is the difference between a bigtree, or giant sequoia, and a redwood
What is the difference between trees and shrubs
What is the hardest American wood, in terms of density
What is the largest genus of commercial forest trees
What is the largest genus of forest trees
What is the oldest tree
What is the softest American wood, in terms of density
What is the world's tallest known standing tree
What kind of trees should I plant on my land
What major improvement has been made in recent years in the use of wood for shipbuilding
What section has the greatest unprotected area of forest land
What section has the most kinds of trees
What State has the largest number of different kinds of trees
What trees are most commonly used for Christmas trees
What wooden shipping container is used today in much the same form as in the days of antiquity
When is the danger of forest fires greatest
Why are man-caused fires usually worse than lightning fires
Why cannot foresters increase timber production through the use of hybrids as farmers have increased corn production
Why do you prune young timber trees
Why does wood remain the leading material for houses
Why is black walnut the outstanding wood for gun stocks
Why should houses be built of dry lumber