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Products Made from North Dakota Trees and Shrubs. Joe Zeleznik Dunn Co. SCD - Women’s Ag. Night October 19, 2005. Outline. Outline. Introduction. Outline. Introduction Wood and lumber. Outline. Introduction Wood and lumber Specialty wood products. Outline. Introduction
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Products Made from North Dakota Trees and Shrubs Joe Zeleznik Dunn Co. SCD - Women’s Ag. Night October 19, 2005
Outline • Introduction
Outline • Introduction • Wood and lumber
Outline • Introduction • Wood and lumber • Specialty wood products
Outline • Introduction • Wood and lumber • Specialty wood products • Food!
Introduction • Top 3 deciduous: • Trees: Green ash, Russian-olive, “Poplar” • Shrubs: Chokecherry, Buffaloberry, Wild plum
Introduction • Top 3 deciduous: • Trees: Green ash, Russian-olive, “Poplar” • Shrubs: Chokecherry, Buffaloberry, Wild plum • Together ~40% of ND sales • Tree species approved: 25 • Shrub species approved: 33
Introduction • Top 3 deciduous: • Trees: Green ash, Russian-olive, “Poplar” • Shrubs: Chokecherry, Buffaloberry, Wild plum • Together ~40% of ND sales • Tree species approved: 25 • Shrub species approved: 33 • Top 2 conifers: • Colorado blue spruce, Black Hills spruce (37%) • Species approved: 7
Wood and Lumber • In 2003, 9 sawmills (Haugen and Harsel, in press)
Wood and Lumber • In 2003, 9 sawmills (Haugen and Harsel, in press) • >94% is cottonwood
Wood and Lumber • In 2003, 9 sawmills (Haugen and Harsel, in press) • >94% is cottonwood • >77% from Cass, Grand Forks, Richland and Traill Counties
Wood and Lumber • In 2003, 9 sawmills (Haugen and Harsel, in press) • <50,000 board feet of lumber • >94% is cottonwood • >77% from Cass, Grand Forks, Richland and Traill Counties • ND sawmills
NORTH DAKOTA SAWMILL DIRECTORY By: Robert Harsel Forest Resource Mgt. Specialist ND FOREST SERVICE 4/2001
Other sawmills, loggers • Nathan Eisble, Crystal (701) 520-9773 • Brad Kingery, (701) 993-8586 • kingery@polarcomm.com • Ralph Fried, Mandan (701) 400-6223 • Russell Stadstad, Manvel (701) 696-2598
Wood and Lumber • In 2003, 9 sawmills (Haugen and Harsel, in press) • >94% is cottonwood • >77% from Cass, Grand Forks, Richland and Traill Counties • ND sawmills • Species ...
Bur oak dresser Craig Stange, Bismarck
Siberian elm recipe file Craig Stange, Bismarck
Green ash trailer decking Craig Stange, Bismarck
Specialty Wood Products • Woody florals • Any woody plant species that has a colorful or unusually shaped stem, bud, flower, fruit or even leaf can become a decorative floral product.
Specialty Wood Products • Woody florals • Any woody plant species that has a colorful or unusually shaped stem, bud, flower, fruit or even leaf can become a decorative floral product. • Show and tell.
Specialty Wood Products • Woody florals • Any woody plant species that has a colorful or unusually shaped stem, bud, flower, fruit or even leaf can become a decorative floral product. • Markets: “A small group of growers have formed an organization called Nebraska Woody Florals, and have been harvesting, processing and marketing WFs ... and selling them regionally in Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City, Chicago and St. Louis. They are doing incredible things” • Scott Josiah, NE State Forester
Specialty Wood Products • Woody florals • Carving – basswood and bark • Basswood blocks from the store:
Specialty Wood Products • Woody florals • Carving – basswood and bark • Basswood blocks from the store: • Cottonwood bark:
Specialty Wood Products • Woody florals • Carving – basswood and bark • Basswood blocks from the store: • Cottonwood bark: • Turning ...
Boxelder bowl Art Tokach, Mandan
Boxelder bowl Art Tokach, Mandan
Juniper (?) bowl Art Tokach, Mandan
Russian-olive goblet Craig Stange, Bismarck
Chokecherry Juneberry American plum Buffaloberry Sand cherry Black chokeberry Hawthorn Highbush cranberry (American cranberrybush) Crabapple Boxelder Seaberry (sea-buckthorn) Food!
Seaberry (Sea-buckthorn)
Seaberry (Sea-buckthorn)
Chokecherry Juneberry American plum Buffaloberry Sand cherry Black chokeberry Hawthorn Highbush cranberry (American cranberrybush) Crabapple Boxelder Sea-buckthorn (seaberry) Jam/jelly Syrup Wine (Nuts) Food!
Food! • ND Companies buying wild fruit:
(Rolling Hills Winery - Culbertson, MT) Pointe of View Winery - Burlington The Juneberry Patch - Velva Dakota Seasonings - Harvey Maple River Winery - Casselton (Berry Dakota - Jamestown) Bear Creek Winery - Fargo (Mabel’s - Fargo) (Golden Prairie Winery - Bowman)
Food! • ND Companies buying wild fruit: • Maple River Winery - Casselton • Dakota Seasonings/Amberland Foods - Harvey • The Juneberry Patch - Velva (and many others) • Bear Creek Winery - Fargo • Pointe of View Winery - Burlington • (Berry Dakota - Jamestown) • (Mabel’s - Fargo) • (Golden Prairie Winery - Bowman) • (Rolling Hills Winery - Culbertson, MT) • Prices:
Marketing • Niche markets do exist
Marketing • Niche markets do exist • Be careful!
Marketing • Niche markets do exist • Be careful! • Marketing/business assistance Extension: • Chet Hill, Williston, 774-4315 • Rudy Radke, Fargo, 356-0222