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Guide	-	Glossography	-	Greyhawk

BRONZE
WOOD
TREES
ARE
SLENDER UNTIL AFTER
many decades of growth. The average size is 40 feet,
with branches growing at a 45 degree angle from the trunk.
Bark is reddish brown and hard. Leaves are
narrow and toothed, from eight to ten inches long.
The wood of this tree is heavy and hard, so that only experts
can work it properly. If it is carefully seasoned and especially
dried, the outer part will become almost as hard as metal,
while the overall weight of the wood is unchanged.

The Hornwood is a beautiful hardwood about the size and shape of a small elm.
Its trunk and branches usually are very straight,
with black bark.
Leaves are long and pointed,
resembling the broad blade of a spear.
If properly treated and seasoned,
hornwood becomes especially strong and resilient.
Weapons,
especially bows,
made of hornwood are much desired.

Ipp trees are among the largest known.
They average 60 feet or more in height and have thick trunks.

The ipt, a species of ipp,
is larger still,
and is a favorite of the Sylvan Elves.
Ipps have greenish bark and large,
hand-shaped leaves of emerald green. <color>
These trees will live for centuries and are seldom attacked by insects or disease.

Roanwood trees are similar to sequoias,
except that the branches are closer to the ground (30 feet or so) and far larger,
for the roanwood is a hardwood.
As the name implies,
the bark of the tree is speckled gray and reddish-brown. <color>
Specimens over 150 feet tall have been found.
Roanwoods have fan-shaped leaves about 1 foot long.
The wood and grain of the tree are such that it is used for fine furniture, interiors, or carving.
Where hardness and strength are desired,
hickory, bronzewood, oak and like woods are typically used.
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Sablewood trees are an evergreen found in northern
regions. The trees are short and have thick trunks for
their size. Their branches make excellent arrow
shafts. The trees forested in cold months have the finest
grain, and if they are treated w/ oil, the wood
becomes a lustrous black.

Usk trees are very thick, tall hardwoods with huge
oblong leaves and an edible fruit much loved by most
creatures. Typical specimens of usk are 8 to 9 feet in
diameter and 50 to 60 feet tall. The tree is similar to a
maple in shape. The huge leaves are tough and flexible,
so they can be used for many purposes. Uskfruit
appears in early summer and stays until frost. It is
pale blue with three or four lobes. A ripe uskfruit is
about the size of a large grapefruit, bright blue, and
aromatic.
 

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<note: if you need a 'default' hickory tree for 1E, I would recommend Carya myristicformis, or an imaginary sub-species thereof : see nutmeg, DMG.220-221>
<note: if you need a 'default' elder for 1E, I would recommend Sambucus cerulea, or an imaginary sub-species thereof : see blueberry, DMG.220-221>
<note: if you need a 'default' elder for 1E, I would recommend Sambucus cerulea, or an imaginary sub-species thereof : see blackberry, DMG.220-221>