Virtual Museum of Canada
Jardin botanique de Montréal 
Centre for Forest Research

Trees in our daily life

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In fact, glass is composed mainly of sand, limestone, soda and various chemical compounds. Lacquer is made from resin of the Japanese lacquer tree (Rhus vernicifera). Arabic gum, prepared in part from an exudate of the stems and branches of acacias, is used as a bonding agent in paint. And several essential oils are obtained from the leaves and branches of trees.

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