Blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa) is a shrub belonging to the Rose family of plants. It’s one tough and hardy plant that’s both frost-resitant and drought-resistant. Its wood is hard and durable and the branches

The Red-Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis Pinicola) - a shelf fungus, otherwise known as the bracket fungus or the conk, is a hoof-shaped wood decay mushroom which causes a brown rot. The Red-Belted Polypore

This video provides the information that helps you identify the Alder tree (Alnus sp.). It looks at everything from the color of the wood, through the color and texture of the bark and the most tell-tale

The European larch (Larix decidua) is a tree native to central Europe. It is a coniferous tree that does what deciduous trees do in winter - it sheds its needles, which makes it rather unique among the