Tree Hugger Traditional Cache
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The pine tree, along with its coniferous cousins the fir and spruce, is among the hardiest species of tree in Canada. These softwoods thrive literally from coast to coast, from north of the arctic circle to well below our southernmost borders. Growing in acidic soils, calcerous soils, dried out scrubby soils and at times seemingly out of bare rock, they were at one time, along with the beaver, the backbone of the Canadian economy. Vast numbers were cut down in the 1700's & 1800's to feed the booming ship-building industry, especially around the shores of the Great Lakes, while millions more went into building our early towns, cities, even the roads themselves. At one time they were chopped down merely to be burnt, a vast wastage of lumber going up in smoke in order to clear the land to provide room for new towns and businesses as our country expanded.
In addition to their industrial applications these beautiful yet hardy plants can even provide nourishment through a variety of ways. Their seeds, called pine nuts, are high in proteins and used often in baking, while the bark and needles are high in vitamins A & C. The needles can be boiled in a tea in times when fruit is scarce, and the tree's inner bark can be dried and powdered, then dropped into soup for a nourishing thickener.
Despite the massive cutting of our virgin forests, the pine still remains one of our most plentiful and beautiful trees, and as long as we take care of our remaining woodlands through proper conservation, the forests have a chance of surviving for many more years for future generations to admire.
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