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Harvesting Pine Pitch
lostarrow:
"v" shaped notch with a container tied under it . Small pine trees with the soft smooth bark are easiest. Don't remove the pitch from the wound itself,That's what will keep the bugs from getting in and killing the tree. If you leave a bit of the bark at the bottom of the tree sticking out like a tag and sloped down, it should direct the pitch away from the tree and into your container. Kind of like a syrup spile .
Marks:
try youtube search. I pic is worth a thousand words and a video is worth a thousand pics.
Friar:
That's great info LostArrow - really appreciate it!
And thanks Marks - I've been doing just that and love how much else I learn through the videos and the suggested videos
Friar:
This is one of the better articles I found:
http://www.wikihow.com/Tap-a-Pine-Tree
Thesquirrelslinger:
Nice. I usually just go around and pick up the resin globs hanging off of the tree with a stick.
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