Infested trees show telltale signs, such as browning needles and beetle bore holes. It’s best to cut them down while the beetles are still in them, and dispose of the wood by burning it in a pile, ...

Trementina (piñon wood sap), was used to make a very important antibiotic an unguento (ointment) named encerada. It is made with trementina, osha and some beeswax as main ingredients.

Piñon Pine (Pinus edulis) is a relatively small tree found on dry slopes and mesas at lower elevations (4,500-9,000’) of southwestern North America. In Colorado, this pine most often populates the ...