When a tree falls in the forest, Marcus Sims wants to hear its sound. The 58-year-old woodworker searches local parks and yards to retrieve toppled trunks and branches and turns them into useful ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The cambium and its "zone" is a cell generator (reproductive tissue called ...

Philip Andrews’ love of woodworking is a family tradition, passed down through generations from his grandfather, Gerry Oorthuis, who migrated by boat to Canada from the Netherlands with his wife and ...

Multiple trees in Trinity Park along University Drive have wood planks along the trunks. Megan Cardona, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Find Out, Fort Worth: The Star-Telegram answers your questions. Our ...

A: As a tree gets older, the woody tissue of the trunk and limbs divides into two zones: heartwood and sapwood. Heartwood cells usually contain tannins or other substances that make it dark colored ...