I live in the western part of North Carolina, and one of the favorite woods for carving woodspirits is sourwood. It has a fairly heavy bark, with a nice red cast just under the surface of the bark, and carves easily when half-green. I have done some traveling before I started carving, but never noticed sourwood in other parts of the country. Can some of you tell me if this is a local name for this wood, and if so, what is the proper name? I do know the blooms, or tassels in the spring attract honeybees and it sure makes some good honey.
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Here are some websites that tell about sourwood.
http://ncnatural.com/wildflwr/fall/sourwood.html
http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/...psourwood.html
http://wildwnc.org/trees/Oxydendrum_arboreum.htmlIndiana USA&&http://pyrogite.tripod.com
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