Thank Goodness We Have Trees

National Forest Products Week occurs and is celebrated the third week in October yearly. There are many products that come from the forest. Forest products come from a renewabl and sustainable resource. Wood products can be recycled, are durable and energy efficient, and healthy for the planet.
The week that recognizes forest products is also a great time to recognize the people who work in and managed our forest, the businesses that make the products and how this impacts our lives.

Forest offer the product resin. Resin is a goop that forms a protective coating around the plant wound. Microorganisms and insects can not penetrate the hard coating that tree resin creates. Resin is an important product that is gathered from pine trees. Rosin is a hard resin that is used in paint, varnishes and soap making. Rosin also is used to put a better grip on balls and bats of baseball. Oleoresin is a type of resin that turpentine is made from. Turpentine is used in paint, varnish, waterproofing, and shoe polish. The third type of resin is Gum Resin that is used to make chemicals.

Believe it or not many food and beverage products contain chemicals that are tree based. Flavorings and other chemicals may all be chemicals that are tree based. Even bubble gum relies on trees to make their gum chewier. Cellulose an important material that helps make up trees is used as food thickener in snack food, milk shakes, ice cream,  cake frosting and pancake syrup. Cellulose also is used to make eyeglass frames, steering wheels, hairbrush handles, and photographic film.

dye oxygen piano keys rayon - books fishing floats - inks telephone books varnish - atlases and maps price tags - ping pong balls tires - umbrella handles -signs automobile instrument panels space craft reentry shields - newspaper photographic film - newspapers - posters football helmets - toilet seats - guitars road building materials - insulation

shatterproof glass - artificial vanilla flavoring cork - vacuum cleaner bags - movies - stadium seats adhesives - decorations - turpentine - camphor - waxes fireworks - crayons - tannin - charcoal - pine oil - pitch musical instruments - perches for birds of prey - toilet paper milk cartons - flooring - bark for landscaping - cardboard grocery bags - furniture - chewing gum - paper towels oil spill control agents - Christmas trees - hockey sticks wildlife habitat - cosmetics - roofs - baby foods - cider - vitamins cooking utensils - photographic film - lacquer - pallets - rubber gloves

mulch - clean water - golf tees - egg cartons - nail polish - fence posts - toys toothpaste - eyeglass frames - syrup - antacids - shampoo - rubber gloves menthol - electrical outlets - medicines - energy for electricity - plates and bowls sausage casings - torula yeast - rulers - wooden blocks - houses - notebook paper - oars plywood - paper plates - computer casings - stain remover - coffee filters - toothpicks movie tickets - carpet and upholstery backsides - imitation bacon - diapers - horse corrals postcards - tax forms - sponges - shade - particle board - shoe polish - luggage - bowling alley lanes postage stamps - colognes - animal bedding - irrigation piping - fruit pie filling - golf balls - game boards suspending agent for drinking soda - pencils - dry wall - baby cribs - baseball bats - lumber - decoys - kites magazines -ice cream thickener - step ladders - birthday cards - broom sticks - cider - ceiling tiles crutches - backyard play sets - axe handle - food labels - 2 x 4's - candy wrappers scenery - party invitations - disinfectants - cd inserts - gummed tape - fruit railroad ties - shelter belts - puzzles - swings - baking cups

buttons - cutting boards benches - bird houses stereo speakers garden stakes stairways - beds tables - barrels window frames bulletin boards linoleum - seesaws fishing boats - billboards disposable medical clothing church pews - totem poles - desksHow many other tree products can you list?

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