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Do burls form on pine trees only?

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Burls also can form on many other tree species including redwoods, birches, etc.

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bot00/bot00682.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl

http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/plant-ed/1996-October/000995.html

Anthony R. Brach, PhD
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