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Kentucky Trees #2: The forest we live in is the Kentucky Forest WE ALL LIVE IN A FOREST: 1) Facts about the forest we live in. 2) Treeiffic information about the beautiful Kentucky tree that's edible in a way you probably didn't know This is Series Column #2. For Series Column #1, Click here By Billy Joe Fudge Last time, I made the statement that we all live in the forest. So what forest do we all live in? It is Kentucky Forest. Our Kentucky Forest has about 12,000,000 million acres covered by trees. When our forefathers first entered Kentucky, trees covered 24,000,000 acres. There are over 30,000,000 total acres in Kentucky. These early pioneers summarily set about expanding and creating clearings for numerous reasons.The trees were cut and utilized as building material and fuel for heating homes and cooking meals. The clearings that were created were used to raise food for both themselves, their livestock, and to generate income. Clearings also provided browse and grazing habitat for game animals that were an important source of food. Many of these animals' skins were also used for clothing, leather, income, etc. The Native Americans were using fire to create and maintain clearings prior to our forefathers arriving in the Americas. They would make sure those clearings that were used by the animals they hunted would burn every 5 to 10 years to kill back the woody growth (young trees). Treeiffic Information Eastern Redbud is a different little tree. To begin with it is a member of the Legume Family. That means that it is a close cousin to clover, beans, peanuts, etc. So then it is no small wonder that its flowers can be eaten right off the tree, on salads and even fried. The Redbud blooms before it puts on its leaves. This is somewhat different.You will notice that most other trees will either leaf out prior to blooming or pretty much do both exercises at the same time.It is one of the earliest trees to bloom in our part of the world. Most trees bloom at the tips of branches and twigs. However the Redbud blooms on the sides of limbs, twigs, and even on the trunk itself. Later on in the year notice that the Redbud's fruit will be right there on the limbs where the blooms were during the spring. Speaking of leaves, they are heart shaped. Although many are similar to the Redbud, none mimic the shape of our traditional "valentine" shaped heart.Personally, I think it should have been named Purple-pinkbud to more closely reflect the color of the flowers. However, I must admit that the name Redbud does roll off the tongue a bit better. -BILLY JOE. This story was posted on 2008-03-19 10:58:13
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