I have your videos to blame for my walks in the woods now taking much longer as I stop to try and identify every tree. I have your videos to thank for these walks being much more enjoyable. I still have much to learn but with your help I think I just might get pretty good at it. Cheers from Ontario
Excellent Video Peter! I enjoyed this a lot and it was a well done break down of what makes each softwood Conifer unique and easy to identify. I subbed your channel and I look very forward to your next videos!
+Paleoman52 Paleoman, I was lookng at some of your videos of the Park. Do you know Kenny Wallace? I tried my hand at flintknapping for a while. It is tougher than it looks.
Peter Collin I am Ken Wallace, My youtube name is Paleoman52, LOL! We have a knap-in coming up May 6th or 7th in Letchworth at the Highbanks camp ground rec hall. You are more than welcome to join us. Check out my video of HWA (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid) I did a couple of years ago.
Hey do you have a good way to tell the difference between a jack and red pine? I have a mix and they are so close in characteristics even having 2 sets of needles but am thinking the size of the cone or needles can tell me but what sizes should I look for?
You said that Norway Spruce is the only spruce that will have twigs drooping from the leading limb but Siberian spruces have that too. There are many of them near Toronto which is a similar region
Very informative. The fingerless gloves were a big hit with my 2nd period Forestry Science Class. Brandon Squires thoroughly enjoyed them. He believes they are incredibly functional and stylish.
there was a woodpecker by my house that used to do her daily rounds first on my stoop then on the eve then to a telephone pole transformer and make the coolest ringing bell sound
Peter, my father has a huge evergreen at his house. I believe it is a Norway Spruce. I was wondering if its possible to email you some pics of the tree? Something is wrong with it and many needles have turned brown and are falling off, this has happened in the last few months. This tree was planted around 1979. Let me know if I can send you some pics! Im a big fan! Thanks -Andy
hi! i live in Argentina, Near my house there is a very similar pine tree but it has a cluster of 2 leaves. Could you tell me if it can be used for infusion or is it toxic? i want to infuse Gin
guesses never seen ceader before. if grow new york does mean grow ohio? i always thought out west tree live california with red woods other pines live up north near wastion
@@petercollin5670 oh, ok. :) but, it would be cool if you went up north(maybe in maine?)near the coast and there you can find red spruce and pitch pine and maybe some other conifers. :) that would be a GREAT video. Thank you.
@@petercollin5670 One more thing, you could also go to a mountain called Blue jobe in New hampsire. There are white pine, pitch pine, Red pine, Scotchs pine, Red spruce, norway spruce, and douglas fir. :)
Thanks, Will. There are so many good books on trees, I don't know if I could do anything unique enough to justify. Any writing I may ever do would likely be telling stories about a long career in the woods.
Honestly, I've had a hard time finding a practical 'quick reference' book. Most are too in-depth, and seldom include valuable uses of the wood for the outdoorsman. But I'd read the 'biographical' version too. Take care -
I have your videos to blame for my walks in the woods now taking much longer as I stop to try and identify every tree. I have your videos to thank for these walks being much more enjoyable. I still have much to learn but with your help I think I just might get pretty good at it. Cheers from Ontario
Thanks for this presentation, Peter. You have an engaging way of explaining you wealth of knowledge.... Great stuff!
Thanks for the video, Peter. Looks like I have a red pine in my backyard.
+Matthew Cremona Matt, I'm proud to have you watching my channel! Cutting and milling logs just adds to the woodworking experience, doesn't it?
Yes it does. It makes it that much more rewarding
Amazing video in every way!
Thanks:)
Thank you! That was very informative!
Thanks for the info. Working on being able to identify my trees.
Awesome explanations, thank you
Excellent Video Peter! I enjoyed this a lot and it was a well done break down of what makes each softwood Conifer unique and easy to identify. I subbed your channel and I look very forward to your next videos!
+Paleoman52 Paleoman, I was lookng at some of your videos of the Park. Do you know Kenny Wallace? I tried my hand at flintknapping for a while. It is tougher than it looks.
Peter Collin I am Ken Wallace, My youtube name is Paleoman52, LOL! We have a knap-in coming up May 6th or 7th in Letchworth at the Highbanks camp ground rec hall. You are more than welcome to join us. Check out my video of HWA (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid) I did a couple of years ago.
The weavel is nature or God's way of forcing us to leave some wood in the woods lol
I just learned a whole bunch right now! Thanks!
+My Garage Woodshop If I went to Texas, I wouldn't know one tree from another!
Great tutorial, interesting and informative. Thanks.
Hey do you have a good way to tell the difference between a jack and red pine? I have a mix and they are so close in characteristics even having 2 sets of needles but am thinking the size of the cone or needles can tell me but what sizes should I look for?
Jack pine cones are symmetrical on the twig, and are hooked like a comma or apostrophe. Needles much shorter too.
Wow great little video thanks for sharing.
I'm just across the lake from you, so we have the same trees. Great video!
Hemlock looks like redwood.
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Yes, lot's of ceder here in Ontario... Another good easy tree learning video. Nature becomes quite amazing when one learns to understand it.
Excellent video!
You said that Norway Spruce is the only spruce that will have twigs drooping from the leading limb but Siberian spruces have that too. There are many of them near Toronto which is a similar region
This guy is good ! 👏
That was fascinating.
Very informative. The fingerless gloves were a big hit with my 2nd period Forestry Science Class. Brandon Squires thoroughly enjoyed them. He believes they are incredibly functional and stylish.
Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge and observations with us all!
He sounds like Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong would give you a very different sort of plant ID!
and could you go over these conifers again and red spruce and pitch pine? :)
Great video. Thank you for the easy explanations and visuals.
there was a woodpecker by my house that used to do her daily rounds
first on my stoop then on the eve
then to a telephone pole transformer and make the coolest ringing bell sound
the woodpecker are only after the beetles , psssh
Peter, my father has a huge evergreen at his house. I believe it is a Norway Spruce. I was wondering if its possible to email you some pics of the tree? Something is wrong with it and many needles have turned brown and are falling off, this has happened in the last few months. This tree was planted around 1979. Let me know if I can send you some pics! Im a big fan! Thanks -Andy
I'm at pcollin@rochester.rr.com. If you are in NY and the tree has those droopy twigs, Norway is what it is.
hi! i live in Argentina, Near my house there is a very similar pine tree but it has a cluster of 2 leaves. Could you tell me if it can be used for infusion or is it toxic? i want to infuse Gin
Gin is usually infused with the berries of a juniper.
@@petercollin5670 yes! but i want a pine infused Gin.
@@macro55 that would taste like turpentine.
@@petercollin5670 lol until i try we will never know. if im alive tomorrow i will com back and let you know the taste
Great video!
Thanks! I have lots of other tree videos.
these most old trees. i like cut bottom braces off pines so walk around under them. most people ohio like branches all way ground.
guesses never seen ceader before. if grow new york does mean grow ohio? i always thought out west tree live california with red woods other pines live up north near wastion
good video! but what about pitch pine? you forgot pitch pine.
None grow around me. You find them on the coast.
@@petercollin5670 oh, ok. :) but, it would be cool if you went up north(maybe in maine?)near the coast and there you can find red spruce and pitch pine and maybe some other conifers. :) that would be a GREAT video. Thank you.
@@aimeedion6037 maybe someday! We were supposed to go to Maine this summer, but COVID and all...
@@petercollin5670 One more thing, you could also go to a mountain called Blue jobe in New hampsire. There are white pine, pitch pine, Red pine, Scotchs pine, Red spruce, norway spruce, and douglas fir. :)
and hemlock trees.
How come you included the introduced species like scotch pine and norway spruce?
Aiden Gauthier because they grow everywhere. They are part of the landscape so you might as well learn what they are.
Have you thought of writing these overviews into a book? That would be fantastic. I think your teaching style would translate very well.
Thanks, Will. There are so many good books on trees, I don't know if I could do anything unique enough to justify. Any writing I may ever do would likely be telling stories about a long career in the woods.
Honestly, I've had a hard time finding a practical 'quick reference' book. Most are too in-depth, and seldom include valuable uses of the wood for the outdoorsman. But I'd read the 'biographical' version too.
Take care -