Collecting the resin from the blisters on the tree is easy. Take a sharp stick or knife and perice the blister. The resin will be runny and have a clear appearance. It's quite sticky as well so be sure not to get on your clothes. Be sure not to pop the blisters as putting them under pressure can cause the resin to be shoot into your eyes,gear or clothing.In low temptures at resin will remain unfrozen but takes on a cloudy and gel like consistency.
The Balsam Fir Tree is a cone shaped with common names of Balsam Fir or Christmas Tree. It reaches a height up to twenty meters when fully grown.It has a grayish colored bark that is smooth and dotted with resin filled vesicles. Balsam fir trees have many uses from medicine,fire starting aid and tinder,materials to build shelter and food.The use of the balsam fir trees goes back further than the 19th century with its use by the native populations often North America. The tree is a veritable dispensary of medicine with almost every part being usable The resin was used to treat all manners of colds,to reduce coughs as well as deal with asthma. The resin of balsam fir is,as we mentioned above, is useful in fire starting.The resin is highly flammable buring for an extended period of time. It burns even with damp tinder allowing you to start fires even after rains. Collecting the resin from the blisters on the tree is easy. Take a sharp stick or knife and perice the blister. The resin will be runny and have a clear appearance. It's quite sticky as well so be sure not to get on your clothes. Be sure not to pop the blisters as putting them under pressure can cause the resin to be shoot into your eyes,gear or clothing.In low temptures at resin will remain unfrozen but takes on a cloudy and gel like consistency.
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