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  2. Christmas tree production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter lifting Christmas trees using a belly hook, a long line, and a remote hook at a Christmas tree farm in Oregon.. While the first Christmas tree farm may have appeared as early as 1901, Christmas tree production in the United States was largely limited to what could be harvested from natural forests until the 1950s.

  3. Garland - Wikipedia

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    A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance. In contemporary times, Garlands are used to decorate, especially around holidays Tinsel garlands on a Christmas tree

  4. Naval stores - Wikipedia

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    Pine trees especially in North Carolina were tapped for sap which was doubly distilled to make turpentine and rosin (aka resin)–hence the name tar heels. The trees were scored with a ledge called a “box” to collect the sap. Large numbers of slaves were used to score the trees, collect and process the sap. Zallen describes this as ...

  5. Garland bearers - Wikipedia

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    Garlands bearers, typically in the form of small naked putti holding up a continuous garland very large in relation to their size, formed a popular ornamental design in classical arts, from the Greco-Roman world to India, with ramifications as far as China. In Europe they were revived in the Renaissance, and continued in later periods.

  6. Phuang malai - Wikipedia

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    Braided malai two rounded malai connected together, decorated with pine-shaped malai on each end. Vine malai is a series of semicircular malai arranged in a vine shape. Laced malai is a malai fully decorated by inserting golden and silver laces all over the malai both inside and out. Orchid malai is made only from orchids. [3]

  7. Pinus densiflora - Wikipedia

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    Pinus densiflora, also called the Japanese red pine, [3] the Japanese pine, [4] or Korean red pine, [5] is a species of pine tree native to East Asia and Siberia. In China, the plant is known as 赤松 ( pinyin : chì sōng, literally "red pine").

  8. Mexican ceramics - Wikipedia

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    Betus pottery is characterized by vibrant colors that give the ceramics a whimsical look. This style derives its name from the betus oil the clayware is immersed in before it is fired. The oil, which is made of a resin extracted from pine trees, gives the painted pottery a brilliant sheen. [47] One uncommon ware is called engregado.

  9. Pinus pinaster - Wikipedia

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    Pinus pinaster, the maritime pine [2] [3] or cluster pine, [2] is a pine native to the south Atlantic Europe region and parts of the western Mediterranean. It is a ...