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Birch
* All birches have a fine, uniform texture.
* Most birch has leaves.
* Most birches have very scaly bark
  - prefer moist, sandy and loamy soil
* are large, hardy and seemingly indestructible
  - one of the most popular domestic trees in Finland
  - stiff, but supple trees with many branches
  - susceptible to the bronze birch borer and the birch leaf miner
* grow best in cool, moist, shaded locations.
* have a very shallow root system that can destroy driveways and sidewalks
  - wide and shallow root system
* injured are the gray birch, white birch, yellow birch, and European birch.
* prefer moist, rich, fairly rocky ground, though they grow in a variety of soils.
* require a slightly acidic soil.
* show their beauty amid rows of evergreens.
* situated in moist areas are long-lived.
* tolerate leafminers best when they are planted in shady, cool, moist areas.
* usually have slender, graceful habits.

Cedarwood
* are wood.
* is an astringent for oily and congested skin conditions, acne and dandruff
* powerful antiseptic, used particularly for bronchial and urinary tract infections.

Cocuswood
* good hard tonewood, with a light colour.
* is wood

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Cypress
* are conifers
  - plants
  - seed-bearing plants or gymnosperms
  - stations
* domes typically exist as isolated depressions in very gently sloping landscapes.
* eliminates fluid retention.
* grows mainly in the southern portion of the United States.
* helps to balance oily skin and is helpful in treating acne.
* increases the relative humidity inside the cage, because it retains moisture.
* is almost impervious to rot and insects, making it a superior building material
  - essential oil made from the leaves and cones of an evergreen cypress tree
  - even more specific, one group of pines
  - found in wet regions and swamps
* is in decline and being replaced by hardwoods able to germinate beneath the closed canopy
  - the group of woods offering the highest resistance to the elements
  - peerless for treating all conditions involving excess fluids
* is resistant to insects and rot
  - moisture, strong, and has an attractive grain
  - susceptible to fire
  - very durable and resistant to alkalis, acids and other chemicals
* spurge infestation in Ontario
  - is of Mediterranean-western Europe origin and is more genetically uniform
* stops bleeding, both externally and internally, including excessive menstrual flow.
* strengthens weak connective tissue.
* surround stagnant ponds.
* wetlands for water management, recycling and conservation.

### substance | wood | cypress:

Pond cypress
* are cypresses.
* is smaller than the bald cypress and has a slightly different appearance
  - the dominant tree but grows stunted and scattered throughout the freshwater marshes

Tecate cypress
* native, evergreen tree with a bushy growth form.
* occurs on coarse, rocky, clay or sand soils.

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Dead wood
* Some dead wood leads to diseases.
* accumulating around buildings and homes often serves as a source of infestation.
* can be hard to find when snow is heavy
  - the life of a garden
* is both home and food to an enormous number of tiny living things.
* is brown, has no live buds and has a brown or grey pith
  - buds, and has a brown or gray pith
  - collected to build a fire for warmth and as fuel for cooking
  - home for many species of insects, spiders and reptiles
* offers a prime entry point for pathogens like bacteria and fungi.
* provides nesting sites for both predacious ants and birds.

Dense wood
* can act as barrier to the movement of the cold air.
* take longest to dry.

Different wood
* have different abilities to cause irritation as splinters
  - densities, grains, and mechanical properties
* react differently to dampness or flooding.