Lillie Nelson

American persimmon trees are very easy to identify in the fall since their orange fruit is quite conspicuous after the tree’s leaves have fallen. You’ll… Read More »How Can You Tell If A Persimmon Is American?

The reasons why persimmon was the perfect raw material for golf woods is quite simply because it was; so hard, smooth wearing, tough, dense, heavy… Read More »Why Are Golf Clubs Persimmons?

Poisonous Wood Burning poison oak, poison ivy, poison sumac and poisonwood creates smoke with irritant oils that can cause severe breathing problems and eye irritation.… Read More »What Wood Is Toxic Burning?

Avoid wood from conifers such as pine, redwood, fir, spruce, cypress, or cedar. These trees contain high levels of sap and turpenes, which results in… Read More »What Wood Should You Not Smoke With?

The densest of all woods is Allocasuarina luehmannii. Krugiodendron typically has a higher density, among many other woods that vary by sample. Various other hardwoods… Read More »What Is The Most Dense Wood?

Hardwoods such as maple, oak, ash, birch, and most fruit trees are the best burning woods that will give you a hotter and longer burn… Read More »What Is The Best Firewood To Burn?

Hardwoods (like this maple cutting board from Boos) are better at resisting bacteria. “Hardwoods like maple are fine-grained, and the capillary action of those grains… Read More »What Is The Healthiest Type Of Cutting Board?