Burl wood is turning heads in kitchens with its swirling, unique grain. The good news? You don't need to gut your cabinets or ...

On a mid-July morning in Corvallis’ Willamette Park, Callie Gunderson’s two-year-old son climbed a maple tree. Gunderson said playing in the park is the best way to encourage him to be adventurous.

Burl wood has been on many wish lists for a few years now, and with good reason. This material is produced when the tree is stressed, making it produce swirls and knots on its branches and trunks, ...

As you glance up into tree limbs, perhaps searching for some sign of spring in a swelling flower bud, your sight might be arrested by fat, rounded growths on the bark. On some trees, these hard, woody ...

This undated photo shows a tree with a trunk burl in Rosendale, NY. The fat burl developing on this tree, which does it little or no harm, is valued by woodworkers for its swirling grain. (Lee Reich ...