Shagbark Hickory is one of the easiest trees to identity at all times of the year.
Hickory
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The Mighty Oak
The White Oak tree has significant importance in the lumber industry.
Goals!
Have you ever considered your goals for your woods?
Winging it! Songbirds & Forestry
Through human intervention, most of the natural forest disturbances in our environment such as fire, flood, and insect infestations are now avoided. As a result, the structure of the forest over the landscape as a whole has been greatly altered.
Figuring out Burls
There are many odd and unique things that you can come across in a woods. Perhaps one of the more peculiar and least understood items you can find is a tree burl.
Tools of the Trade
The first time you meet with your friendly Pike Lumber Company forester, you may notice them carrying an axe and a unique white stick similar to a yard stick.
Hard Maple
The Hard Maple tree, also known as Sugar Maple is found all throughout the Midwest and grows on fertile, well drained hill slopes and valleys.
Salamanders: Unique Indiana Critters
Salamanders are one of Indiana’s unique critters that often go unnoticed to many people. Indiana’s woodland and wetland habitats host twenty-two different species of salamanders.
Ginseng
Ginseng is a small, perennial plant and is found throughout North American and eastern Asia. It is recognized by its distinctive cluster of bright red berries that sits in the center of several leafy stems.
Black Walnut
From early settlement through today Walnut has been the premier Midwestern hardwood. Typically the most valuable tree in a woods, Walnut’s rich brown heartwood and pleasing grain pattern isn’t only desired in the United States but around the world.