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Justin Davies

@justinthetrees.bsky.social

aka "justinthetrees" aka "that tree guy" - I talk about trees and make stuff out of trees on the internet for a living.

459 Followers  |  25 Following  |  17 Posts  |  Joined: 12.11.2024
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Tossed an oak burl on the lathe today and some neat stuff was sure hiding in there

24.02.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I turned a cedar tree into a bowl of chocolate chip ice cream
YouTube video by justinthetrees I turned a cedar tree into a bowl of chocolate chip ice cream

Back at it again with more tree flavored ice cream, this time the chocolate mold making process nearly broke me lol youtu.be/qUtCZwUbMic?...

14.01.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
What Does Tree Bark Ice Cream Taste Like?
YouTube video by justinthetrees What Does Tree Bark Ice Cream Taste Like?

Had so much fun making the oak wood ice cream that I decided to turn this all into a full blown series
youtu.be/xMwZb9U_kUs

09.12.2024 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love scrub jays so much. I can’t explain it but they always remind me of Bernie Sanders.

27.11.2024 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decided to mess around and try and test my longstanding belief that neat wood could make neat jewelry.

23.11.2024 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A tremendous watch. Put perfectly into words the thing I’ve been mulling over for a real long time. Great great stuff.

22.11.2024 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a tiny piece of redwood burl leftover from the state tree map and am very excited I finally found something cool to make with it. Stay tuned.

21.11.2024 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This book dropping at what feels like the perfect time. Required reading for what’s ahead of us.

(Also earlier this year I planted some of Miles’s ashes under a serviceberry tree so I’m even more of a big ol’ target than you’d already expect.)

19.11.2024 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Leftism is when condiments

19.11.2024 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I settle for telling β€˜em they’re neat at every opportunity

19.11.2024 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Made this from a log pulled off a trash pile, never gets old finding this kinda stuff hiding under a layer of weathered gray bark. Nature! It’s neat!

18.11.2024 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks for attending my first get to know a tree thread! If you ever get to hang out with a Limber Pine I highly recommend it! Also, if you have Limber Pine pics to share with the class please do! Okay thanks bye!

16.11.2024 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love their cones a lot, they’re big and friendly and just overall very satisfying. (Also the easiest way to differentiate from the bristlecone pine whose cones are much smaller and have those bristley spines)

16.11.2024 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Like many other pines that live in harsh conditions, it has a symbiotic relationship with the Clark’s Nutcracker, who will bury caches of its seeds over winter and some forgotten ones will eventually become big ol’ Limber Pines someday

16.11.2024 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Couple famous limbers include β€œTwister” who lives in Alta, UT and is 1,700 years old and one at Whirlpool Point in Alberta, Canada estimated to be 3,000 years old (estimated)

16.11.2024 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get to know a tree! Today it’s perhaps my favorite species of pine: the Limber Pine, Pinus flexilis.
β€’They’re big and lumpy and gnarled
β€’They can get live four 1,000+ years
β€’Big, friendly cones!
β€’They are, INDEED, limber (helps them survive at extreme altitudes and sway to the wind

16.11.2024 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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idk what to do here, if nothing else, here’s a really cool juniper log

15.11.2024 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0