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Conifers are trees that have needle-like leaves or scaly-like flat leaves . Conifers are sometimes called evergreens because most kinds keep their needles all year long and stay green throughout the winter. Conifers also produce pine-cones. They are a very ancient type of tree. These trees also make sticky sap which is the fluid that runs through the tree. The sap is also very flammable or ignites easily. It is from sap that we make things like turpentine which is why you never use turpentine near an open flame.

The sap is sweet and sticky and attracts bugs which sometime drips on the side of a conifer. Bugs can get caught in the sap and birds love to pick out the bugs. Fossilized sap from when the dinosaurs were around is called amber and sometimes you can find tiny bugs in the amber.

Hardwood trees like Oak or Hickory are deciduous their leaves are broad and most fall to the ground in autumn. In autumn their leaves turn bright colors as the tree stops producing chlorophyl – chlorophyl is what makes the leaf green. Some trees make really sweet sap like some maple trees which is where we get maple syrup.

Most hardwood trees glow very slow and the grain of the wood is very tight and dense- so the trees become very strong. Hardwood trees usually have large branches that reach out from the trunk of the tree and it take a lot of strength to hold up those branches. Some hardwood trees produce fruit like apples and some produce nuts like walnuts.

Softwood burns very fast but usually does not produce a lot of heat. Hardwood usually burns very slow but tends to be better for fires for warmth and cooking.

WHen you build a fire — its usually a good idea to use softwood to get the fire going and then use hardwood to keep it burning for a long time. the softwood will help to start the hard wood on fire.

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there are links in and at the bottom of the article that will take you to more information about kinds of wood, how they burn as well as building a fire for cooking and warmth.

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