96+ Yaupon Wood

Slow growth results in very tight growth rings. The leaves are alternate ovate to elliptical with a rounded apex and crenate or coarsely serrated margin 1 4 5 cm long and 1 2 cm broad glossy dark green above slightly paler below.

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Yaupon in fact translates from native languages as simply the tree they used yaupon frequently as a part of pre battle rituals to give them energy making a tea known as black drink and consuming it in large quantities. Wood products value. Yaupon holly is an evergreen shrub or small tree reaching 5 9 meters tall with smooth light gray bark and slender hairy shoots. Rarely used for planks due to size but great for sculpting with care due to brittleness turning and inlaying.

Yaupon wood is very white when dried fast enough and doesn t show strong grain marks the opposite of oak. They re roasted like coffee and brewed to make tea an infusion actually. Young leaves are the edible part of yaupon. Native to the southeastern u s yaupon holly is often planted as an informal hedge shrub or privacy screen since it requires minimal shaping and is available in several attractive slow growing cultivars.

The wood of yaupon is heavy hard strong and close grained. Yaupon fruit and seed are eaten by a variety of animals such as wild turkey racoon squirrel and wild hog 10 14 33 yaupon leaves are a high choice browse of white tailed deer. The yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is an evergreen shrub or small tree with green leaves and red berries that will add color to your garden throughout the year. It is sometimes used for turnery inlay work and woodenware importance to livestock and wildlife.

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