shopping malls. Pine trees are extremely valuable resources for a variety of industries, especially those in the paper industry which use the trees' timber and wood pulp. Pine Tree Logging Other popular uses for Pine trees include: ·Wood: Used for building furniture, homes, coffins, window frames, and floors ·Cones: Crafters love Pine cones to decorate mantles, doors and tables ·Needles: Used to fill mattresses and pillows ·Resin: Good source of turpentine and can be used to waterproof items Pine tree resin can also be heated and used as glue. In colonial America, settlers used hardened Pine resin as dental fillings. Sources: Google Search Google Image Search Author: Kristjan Mägi VLE 1-12 13.02.2013
summer temperature is between 21-26° C. The winters receive quite a bit of snow. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 15-26 cm. Vegetation Canopy in most deserts is very rare. Plants are mainly ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees. Leaves are "replete" (fully supported with nutrients) with water- conserving characteristics. They tend to be small, thick and covered with a thick cuticle (outer layer). These plants include: yuccas, ocotillo, turpentine bush, prickly pears, false mesquite, sotol, ephedras, agaves and brittlebush. The spiny nature of many plants in semiarid deserts provides protection in a hazardous environment. Many plants have silvery or glossy leaves, allowing them to reflect more radiant energy. These plants often have an unfavourable odor or taste. Semiarid plants include: Creosote bush, bur sage, white thorn, cat claw, mesquite, brittle bushes, lyciums, and jujube. Animals
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