Sugar cream pie was always by my great-grandma and my great aunt, and I never knew it had such a rich history. Thank you for telling me something I would've never known about something I hold so closely from family gatherings. I adore the woodworking aspects of this channel, but what I love most is how deeply you dive into what you are working with to really explore its history and values- even going far enough to research the state pie!
I've been feeling really down lately and this is really helping. I didn't think that cool tree facts would be the thing to get me out of this downward spiral but I'm glad! Go trees!
I commented this on a previous video but seeing as you covered both the Red and Sugar Maple in the original map, I think the Silver Maple would be a great tree for Connecticut considering it’s historic use by the Mohegan-Pequot people as a cough medicine
I've lived in Indiana all my life. Sugar cream pies really are the best! Growing up, there'd always be a "best sugar cream pie" contest at the rural church my family went to for pretty much any holiday. You could usually look at the oldest grandma in the room and know that one was going to be the best!
@JgoldOmega Yeah, sounds about right, the older people or grandmas, as you say, being the best pie makers, since they had the most experience in feeding people and know how to cook good food. I love how its passed down, as Ive learned some things from my mother and her cooking from her culture... And hope good home baking stays relevant. Stuff like this helps
NJ out of Pitch Pine, please. Also, please do the territories after the states are done. (Sorry for repeating these requests for multiple videos, but I don't know if you've seen them.)
For Minnesota's second tree I don't have a specific tree in mind but rather a biome to pull from- the tallgrass prairie. It used to dominate most of the state but due to agricultural use very little original prairie actually remains, though there are some reclamation efforts that exist. While trees definitely aren't the plant life that the tallgrass prairies are known for, there are some species of trees that could be found out there. The utter destruction of the prairie isn't something I see talked about a lot outside of the Midwest, and even then people still refer to rural western Minnesota as "the prairie" when it isn't, not anymore. Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is something that could be interesting to talk about, it's a wildlife refuge made up of restored tallgrass prairie and wetlands in northwestern Minnesota. The oak savanna is another more obscure biome that also has a rich history connected to things such as controlled burns by the original indigenous people. The area that is now Minneapolis was once oak savanna once upon a time. TL;DR: tallgrass prairie and oak savanna are very cool Midwestern biomes that have sadly been devastated by colonization and industrialization. Could be cool to talk about
Oak would be a great choice but also NORTHER WHITE CEADR is very important to Ojibwa culture and doesn't realy grow anywhere else in the US (not even in Maine, who we share most trees with)
This made me so happy! Sycamores are some of my favorite shade trees and they're good climbing trees too. Their trunks have such interesting shapes and textures. Their leaves don't get spectacular color in the fall, but do get super crunchy once they fall.
My parents went to ISU so I’m very happy to see the sycamore represented on your map 😊 Fantastic series on both maps! Thanks for sharing your passion with us!
When you’re done with the US, you should just add onto your collection with Canada! 🇨🇦We do have a ton of beautiful and unique trees (I mean, we literally represent one in our flag 😅). Thanks for such unique and inspiring content. ☺️
Fun tree fact! There are something like 400 tree species in the world, roughly 250 of them are found in Canada, and yet all of Alberta only has 4 different tree species!
For California maybe use Joshua Tree or California Sycamore? (Your videos inspired me to figure out exactly the type of "sycamore" I grew up with! Turns out they were actually mostly London Planes which I had never heard of!)
I never heard about that pie, and I live in Indiana Also random thing about Indiana, there is a place called Santa Claus, and it has a theme park called Holiday World. It is the first and only park like that I’ve been to, and it is AMAZING!
Love the longer form videos, very curious what you'll be using for Ohio if not buckeye wood (the original buckeye burl Ohio was absolutely beautiful), and what you'll be making if not chocolate covered Buckeyes!
I think your connection between tree and state is fine. You use the map and the tree as a way to explore and showcase the state itself. This specific beautiful tree and state's yummy pie are part of the wonders of Indiana. :)
In Madrid (Spain) parks this tree is very common. As kids, we used to crush the seeds and put a little bit of them in someone's neck. This was an awful prank, as fibers get stuck in the clothes and itches for a very long time. So we call the seeds Pica-Pica, that could be translated as Itchy-Itchy. 😅 Congratulations for the great content! I'm learning a lot about wood, trees and American culture!
I love your videos and this series! I have a recommendation for Iowa: the Bitternut Hickory. It is a beautiful wood, native groups used it for now-making, and the nuts are edible - though bitter. :) I’m learning so much from your videos and am very entertained! The hank your for sharing your joy with us!
I'm too late to suggest it for Washington (NOT mad about you picking redcedar though!) so I'd like to suggest Big Leaf Maple for Oregon. They're absolutely everywhere on the western side of the Cascades, and growing up out here it always blew my mind to find fallen leaves literally the size of my head. I don't remember most of what I learned about indigenous uses for Big Leaf Maple, but I do know that the leaves were used in cooking for some recipes, I think as a wrap or a cover? Could be an interesting thing to look into since you enjoy cooking, assuming you can get some leaves in decent shape.
Make Tennessee the 36th because it was the 36th to ratify women's suffrage, You don't have to, I just think it'd be a little fun fact you could throw in the video
GREAT choice! I was a transplant to Indiana for seven years before recently moving back to my home state, and one thing I picked up from my time as a hoosier was an abiding appreciation for sycamores. They are truly stunning trees, always the focal point of a riverbank hike. They look like a watercolor painting in real life.
This map is already so cool, it's really interesting to see all the different figure in the woods. I can't wait to see how the final map looks with all the crazy detail you've been able to add!
Of the approx 49,000,000 slices of pie that I have eaten, I can honestly say, yours came out just fine, and now I am hungry for a slice of pie.. darn you.
Wow that pie turns out was surprisingly good, even if you say so yourself, LoL, but Nah you made it so why shouldnt it be good. But I never knew, who would have thought, (with no bananas or anything!) for a rural style poor mans pudding pie, (oh, haha, is that where that term of endearment comes from, and sugar pie for sweetie??) It's like a custard though right? From a long time, like since I can remember we have those kind of pies and tarts they make commercially here in Australia, more yellow, like yellow baked custard in a pie shell But nothing could be close to something home made, and Im sure it tastes way better !! Btw, just curious, if you live on a property with your parents, they seem to be around sometimes, or your dad at least, which is nice... do you call in your parents for some pie after having an on camera bite and taste of your pie, and other creations...? (I'm sure, well imagining they're around somewhere in the background smelling it if not watching some of your filming while making and baking??) Oh yeah and the pets, too in the background, where were they, if not supervising...!!? LoL. I mean the cooking/ baking portion Also did the kitty get a whiff? What was his response, I wonder.... 100% Kitty approved recipe, eh? Kitties would love this recipe, just the thing for cats, well except for being lactose intolerant, but you know, old stories of kitties and milk & cream... Im sure he smelled it at least
As I’m watching this video in my truck I look up and a Sycamore tree is right in front of me lol I’ve loved how they looked all my life but never knew the name. I’ve learned a lot from your channel Justin thank you for making great content
I'm honestly surprised that the American Sycamore isn't our state tree! It's in our state song [On the Banks of the Wabash] and the song everyone THINKS is our state song - Back Home Again in Indiana - that they sing in our big event, the Indianapolis 500.
Sycamores of all kinds are easily my favourite trees. They grow into absolutely beautiful shapes, create a really warm and pleasant shade, and they have a subtle but pleasant scent. As a bonus point, old European royal parks are usually full of them, giving them an excellent atmosphere. Especially during the summer months.
Sycamores are great and all, but they're quite messy trees, dropping limbs a lot. My college campus has a bunch of hybrid sycamore-sweet gum trees (the spiky ball trees), and it's like the absolute worst tree I've come across. Like whhhhyyyyy?
What an amazing wrap up on two completely different topics in under 8 minutes! The sycamore pieces you made were stunning! And I was so happy to see you take on a sugar cream pie! We're not holding out on people, we're glad to share with anyone who will try a slice! Unfortunately the name and look of the pie can turn newbies off for some reason. For someone who had never even had one, I commend you for making one from scratch and can say yours came out very nicely! I've never seen one broiled before, but who knows, maybe that is good too! My personal preference is a giant boat load of nutmeg on top when baking. Have a slice the next day straight out of the fridge with your morning coffee. Not much better in my book!!!
Love this series. Can I recommend the northern pin oak (quercus ellipsoidalis) for Wisconsin? It's native range covers the upper Mississippi valley, but can be found in abundance in Wisconsin's Driftless Area.
I've never clicked on a video so fast. The American Sycamore is my absolute favorite tree! My brother, a tree nerd, used to quiz me on trees all the time. The Sycamore was the only one I could recognize without fail when he quizzed me... good memories :)
Howdy! Current Minnesota resident here, but I was raised in White County Indiana, and I just wanted to say I think your pie looked excellent! My family personally think that the dark bits on top of the pie can be the best parts! The caramelization is delicious... my pa would "stamp" the top of his pies with a hot iron to mark em as our own and give them some of that extra goodness. Map is looking excellent so far, thank you for representing my OG home state so well!
Hey- New Jersey resident here- and I'd be honored if you'd choose our state as well as the wood of the Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), simply for the fact that New Jersey has the highest population of this tree with its incredibly valuable wood and beautiful natural community found all over the coast and into the northern valleys of the state-- but under threat by deer browsing, aging populations, and climate change.
I'm super late but as a Hoosier that went to a Sycamore school, the tie I always think of is in our state song! "The moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash/from the fields there comes the breath of new-mown hay/the candlelight shines between the sycamore/on the banks of the Wabash, far away."
This video was just recommended by UA-cam algorithm. I have to say well done, I have now watched the other map series you have made. I have a few peices of Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) it has a fairly large navtive range so don't know what state to use it for. I also have a few other Iowa natives. I have always been a tree nerd and woodworker, prompting me to take many tree identification classes while at Iowa State University. So I have been slowly trying to collect all the natives I can in a sample board in my shop, I now wish I would have thought about making my peices in a map like you did instead of just boring rectangular peices. Let me know if you are interested in any peices of wood.
I went to ISU for a week long summer drum major clinic. It was awesome. Sugar Cream Pie is delicious but you have to be careful it’s very rich and really bad for you! ☺️
I am very impressed with your map that you're creating especially all those twists and turns on Indiana. As a native I declare that you did a good job on your pie for a first-timer. :-) the texture of your pie was spot-on. There are a couple variations one is after it has set up to then warm it for just a few minutes to get a slightly warm lukewarm temperature. It will make it a little more Uzi and soft gooey consistency. Personally that's my favorite. Another way to eat it is to eat it warm ice cream on top of or next to so that they kind of melt into each other. But I would imagine most people consider that to be way too rich. Thanks for sharing your Talent, Knowledge, and Skills with the rest of us. Blessings.
Sycamores are my favorite!! They always look so inviting to climb and I love the white branches in amongst all the other trees. Stands to reason the wood on the inside would be just as fun! 💚💚 from Indiana
Yet again asking for the American Beech or Pawpaw for my state of West Virginia. Pawpaw would be nice because near my area we still have a cultural "pawpaw fair" but also it's easy to find logged areas reclaimed by stands of American Beech
As a Hoosier, I was super shocked that Sycamore was not the state tree. It definitely feels like it is lol. I also didn't realize just how Hoosier sugar cream pie is! It's such an integral part to my childhood that I don't even think about it!
Im really curious what your gonna use for North Carolina, Ill say as a North Carolinian born and raised I'm hoping for Dogwood. Regardless as an aspiring wood worker I absolutely adore your content and it become abit of a comfort watch for me, Keep it up man!
In Indiana all fourth graders are given sycamore trees for Arbor Day. That’s why my family has two in our yard (one of them didn’t make it though), but the sycamore is a great choice for Indiana for that reason
I'm a tree worker in N.W. Indiana and have only done a handful of sycamores. They're quite beautiful but dealing with them when green, the sawdust tends to really irritate my nose and throat so I'm fine with seeing them from a distance. Awesome series Justin.
The unofficial mascot was the “fighting teachers?” On the one hand that’s kind of sweet like students showing solidarity with the teachers but on the other hand that’s kind of funny. Like the chants for that during pep rally’s must have felt a little odd. I agree, sycamores is much better.
I absolutely love sycamores, I live by a huge cluster of them in a village just near Indianapolis. It’s just so pretty to see the patterns on the stumps during spring. The pie looks good btw, albeit, your critiques are correct.
Rhode island probably get mixed in with connecticutt or mass. I feel the size would make it a chanllenge for sure. But red maple is legitness. Ps gonna have to try making that pie meself
This tree grows all over the place in Sydney and I've always wondered what it is! I'm so glad I found your channel - I used to only watch the shorts but since you started teasing the trees and final products in the short form videos, I've come over to this long video format and can safely say this is now one of my favourite channels! Thanks
Sugar cream pie was always by my great-grandma and my great aunt, and I never knew it had such a rich history. Thank you for telling me something I would've never known about something I hold so closely from family gatherings. I adore the woodworking aspects of this channel, but what I love most is how deeply you dive into what you are working with to really explore its history and values- even going far enough to research the state pie!
Oh I love this! Thank you for the kind words, so glad you enjoy!
@@Justinthetrees as a resident from Indiana it’s good and get more Indiana trees please
Born and rasied on that pie and it's amazing! Thanks for showing Hoosier some love great video!
I've been feeling really down lately and this is really helping. I didn't think that cool tree facts would be the thing to get me out of this downward spiral but I'm glad!
Go trees!
Thank you for putting the link in your short video ! I love what you do 😊
Sycamore trees are my favorite. Planted 2 this spring. Was always told you know a tree is a Sycamore because they look sick at the bottom
You should make Minnesota out of the Jack Pine!
your videos are always a treat :)
making a plate for pie is simple but very hoosier, im very happy you chose the american sycamore for my homestate
Same here 💚
This extended series is amazing! Thank you for revisiting it on UA-cam! (I’m from Nebraska, BTW - just a vote there for a next video)
Nebraskan here too! The hackberry and black walnut are my favorite native Nebraska treese
Nebraska as well
Me too! Best state in the nation!
I vote Oklahoma!!!
@kingkat9050 Oklahoma isn't bad except for the Sooners. 😉
I commented this on a previous video but seeing as you covered both the Red and Sugar Maple in the original map, I think the Silver Maple would be a great tree for Connecticut considering it’s historic use by the Mohegan-Pequot people as a cough medicine
Yes but the wood is very soft and fragile.
@WFly101 Like people from CT
Don't cut yourself on that edge 🙄@@jedimasterjoe5386
I've lived in Indiana all my life. Sugar cream pies really are the best! Growing up, there'd always be a "best sugar cream pie" contest at the rural church my family went to for pretty much any holiday. You could usually look at the oldest grandma in the room and know that one was going to be the best!
@JgoldOmega
Yeah, sounds about right, the older people or grandmas, as you say, being the best pie makers, since they had the most experience in feeding people and know how to cook good food.
I love how its passed down, as Ive learned some things from my mother and her cooking from her culture...
And hope good home baking stays relevant.
Stuff like this helps
Always a great watch! It reminded me of The Anthropocene Reviewed Sycamore episode, amazing trees!!
I really should’ve watched that before making this!
NJ out of Pitch Pine, please.
Also, please do the territories after the states are done.
(Sorry for repeating these requests for multiple videos, but I don't know if you've seen them.)
For Minnesota's second tree I don't have a specific tree in mind but rather a biome to pull from- the tallgrass prairie. It used to dominate most of the state but due to agricultural use very little original prairie actually remains, though there are some reclamation efforts that exist. While trees definitely aren't the plant life that the tallgrass prairies are known for, there are some species of trees that could be found out there. The utter destruction of the prairie isn't something I see talked about a lot outside of the Midwest, and even then people still refer to rural western Minnesota as "the prairie" when it isn't, not anymore. Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is something that could be interesting to talk about, it's a wildlife refuge made up of restored tallgrass prairie and wetlands in northwestern Minnesota. The oak savanna is another more obscure biome that also has a rich history connected to things such as controlled burns by the original indigenous people. The area that is now Minneapolis was once oak savanna once upon a time. TL;DR: tallgrass prairie and oak savanna are very cool Midwestern biomes that have sadly been devastated by colonization and industrialization. Could be cool to talk about
Oak would be a great choice but also NORTHER WHITE CEADR is very important to Ojibwa culture and doesn't realy grow anywhere else in the US (not even in Maine, who we share most trees with)
This made me so happy! Sycamores are some of my favorite shade trees and they're good climbing trees too. Their trunks have such interesting shapes and textures. Their leaves don't get spectacular color in the fall, but do get super crunchy once they fall.
That's my favorite part! Lots of sycamore where I live, and getting good cronches while I walk to work makes my day!
My parents went to ISU so I’m very happy to see the sycamore represented on your map 😊 Fantastic series on both maps! Thanks for sharing your passion with us!
As a Hoosier I am happy
This feels like an old PBS show like I could turn the channel to this at 11pm and watch Justin talk about a new tree every episode
When you’re done with the US, you should just add onto your collection with Canada! 🇨🇦We do have a ton of beautiful and unique trees (I mean, we literally represent one in our flag 😅). Thanks for such unique and inspiring content. ☺️
Fun tree fact! There are something like 400 tree species in the world, roughly 250 of them are found in Canada, and yet all of Alberta only has 4 different tree species!
You should make Michigan out of Cherry Tree, it might be harder to get but it would make sense for Michigan
Do Oregon next! You should do big-leaf maple or Oregon white oak. You could also use pacific madrone or vine maple.
Pacific madrone is so good
For California maybe use Joshua Tree or California Sycamore? (Your videos inspired me to figure out exactly the type of "sycamore" I grew up with! Turns out they were actually mostly London Planes which I had never heard of!)
I never heard about that pie, and I live in Indiana
Also random thing about Indiana, there is a place called Santa Claus, and it has a theme park called Holiday World. It is the first and only park like that I’ve been to, and it is AMAZING!
As a Hoosier who loves sugar cream pie I never realized it was such a local thing. It was always my favorite growing up
I love trees! They are beautiful and important.
I am loving this extended series. As a Hoosier myself, that pie would make any Indiana grandma proud!
I would like to see Michigan soon, made out of Tamarack wood. Happy Thanksgiving everyone 🥧
I think Michigan should be a sassafras because some of the leaves are mitten shaped!
@@Steveofthejungle8 good point but I thought it was cool that the Tamarack tree can survive in -85 degrees Fahrenheit
Love the longer form videos, very curious what you'll be using for Ohio if not buckeye wood (the original buckeye burl Ohio was absolutely beautiful), and what you'll be making if not chocolate covered Buckeyes!
I went to college in Eastern Indiana and this episode made me so nostalgic. Thank you for this trip down memory lane.
Greetings from Indiana and thanks!
I think California should just be a piece of charcoal.
More beautiful wood to brighten my day!
I think your connection between tree and state is fine. You use the map and the tree as a way to explore and showcase the state itself. This specific beautiful tree and state's yummy pie are part of the wonders of Indiana. :)
The completed version of this belongs in a museum. With a link to a playlist with every video on the plaque, ofc
In Madrid (Spain) parks this tree is very common. As kids, we used to crush the seeds and put a little bit of them in someone's neck. This was an awful prank, as fibers get stuck in the clothes and itches for a very long time. So we call the seeds Pica-Pica, that could be translated as Itchy-Itchy. 😅
Congratulations for the great content! I'm learning a lot about wood, trees and American culture!
I love these thanks for teaching about trees 🌲🌳🌴!!!!
Texas because I'm from texas
7:00 FYI, the Tertiary period isn’t used by palaeontologists anymore. It was recently split into the earlier Paleogene and later Neogene periods.
I love your videos and this series! I have a recommendation for Iowa: the Bitternut Hickory. It is a beautiful wood, native groups used it for now-making, and the nuts are edible - though bitter. :)
I’m learning so much from your videos and am very entertained! The hank your for sharing your joy with us!
I'm too late to suggest it for Washington (NOT mad about you picking redcedar though!) so I'd like to suggest Big Leaf Maple for Oregon. They're absolutely everywhere on the western side of the Cascades, and growing up out here it always blew my mind to find fallen leaves literally the size of my head. I don't remember most of what I learned about indigenous uses for Big Leaf Maple, but I do know that the leaves were used in cooking for some recipes, I think as a wrap or a cover? Could be an interesting thing to look into since you enjoy cooking, assuming you can get some leaves in decent shape.
Make Tennessee the 36th because it was the 36th to ratify women's suffrage, You don't have to, I just think it'd be a little fun fact you could throw in the video
I grew up with some monster sized American sycamores in my yard. All 3 of us kids couldn't reach around it holding hands.
Colorado please or Utah with box elder by the way happy Thanksgiving Justin
GREAT choice! I was a transplant to Indiana for seven years before recently moving back to my home state, and one thing I picked up from my time as a hoosier was an abiding appreciation for sycamores. They are truly stunning trees, always the focal point of a riverbank hike. They look like a watercolor painting in real life.
I live in Indiana.... I didn't even know Indiana had a pie... I honestly don't think anyone in Indiana even knows we have a pie...
I would love to see Wyoming next.
Thank you so much for your content sir.
Hoosier here! I’m actually pretty sure I used to climb on these when I was a kid, since there’s one in my neighborhood
Yes the sycamore was the perfect choice for Indiana! Don’t live in the Hoosier State anymore but always happy to see it getting a bit of love
one of the best trees for if you're uncoordinated but still want to climb a tree.
This map is already so cool, it's really interesting to see all the different figure in the woods. I can't wait to see how the final map looks with all the crazy detail you've been able to add!
As a hoosier tysm for this I dont see Indiana get covered a lot
born and raised in Indiana, and this makes me happy
By far the best series on youtube
Thank you so much for doing Indiana ❤
Yay, 36th view!
You did us Hoosiers proud!
Glad to see sugar cream pie getting some love! People outside of the Midwest have no idea…
AGREED
Of the approx 49,000,000 slices of pie that I have eaten, I can honestly say, yours came out just fine, and now I am hungry for a slice of pie.. darn you.
What is the difference between chatoyancy and rayflex? not sure about those spellings haha - love the channel!!!
I'm a lifelong Hoosier, but never had eaten sugar cream pie. I'm from Northwest Indiana, which culturally feels more like Chicagoland.
I've been working with some spalted sycamore.... Beautiful stuff.
I'm enchanted by the American sycamore groves in the Champlain valley.
"Great" state...well, at least we are not Michigan or ohio... or Illinois... but we dont have legal pot... which is stupid ...
Indiana yay, Indiana🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I like how it makes a camouflage
Yes!!! Thanks for shouting out ISU. Proud sycamore here!
Wow that pie turns out was surprisingly good, even if you say so yourself, LoL,
but Nah you made it so why shouldnt it be good.
But I never knew, who would have thought, (with no bananas or anything!) for a rural style poor mans pudding pie, (oh, haha, is that where that term of endearment comes from, and sugar pie for sweetie??)
It's like a custard though right?
From a long time, like since I can remember
we have those kind of pies and tarts they make commercially here in Australia, more yellow, like yellow baked custard in a pie shell
But nothing could be close to something home made, and Im sure it tastes way better !!
Btw, just curious, if you live on a property with your parents, they seem to be around sometimes, or your dad at least, which is nice...
do you call in your parents for some pie after having an on camera bite and taste of your pie, and other creations...?
(I'm sure, well imagining they're around somewhere in the background smelling it if not watching some of your filming while making and baking??)
Oh yeah and the pets, too in the background, where were they, if not supervising...!!? LoL. I mean the cooking/ baking portion
Also did the kitty get a whiff?
What was his response, I wonder....
100% Kitty approved recipe, eh?
Kitties would love this recipe, just the thing for cats, well except for being lactose intolerant, but you know, old stories of kitties and milk & cream... Im sure he smelled it at least
As I’m watching this video in my truck I look up and a Sycamore tree is right in front of me lol I’ve loved how they looked all my life but never knew the name. I’ve learned a lot from your channel Justin thank you for making great content
I'm honestly surprised that the American Sycamore isn't our state tree! It's in our state song [On the Banks of the Wabash] and the song everyone THINKS is our state song - Back Home Again in Indiana - that they sing in our big event, the Indianapolis 500.
Sycamores of all kinds are easily my favourite trees.
They grow into absolutely beautiful shapes, create a really warm and pleasant shade, and they have a subtle but pleasant scent.
As a bonus point, old European royal parks are usually full of them, giving them an excellent atmosphere. Especially during the summer months.
Sycamores are great and all, but they're quite messy trees, dropping limbs a lot. My college campus has a bunch of hybrid sycamore-sweet gum trees (the spiky ball trees), and it's like the absolute worst tree I've come across. Like whhhhyyyyy?
I loved this one. I’m a Hoosier but recently moved away. So seeing this sent me back home. Thank you.
What an amazing wrap up on two completely different topics in under 8 minutes! The sycamore pieces you made were stunning! And I was so happy to see you take on a sugar cream pie! We're not holding out on people, we're glad to share with anyone who will try a slice! Unfortunately the name and look of the pie can turn newbies off for some reason. For someone who had never even had one, I commend you for making one from scratch and can say yours came out very nicely! I've never seen one broiled before, but who knows, maybe that is good too! My personal preference is a giant boat load of nutmeg on top when baking. Have a slice the next day straight out of the fridge with your morning coffee. Not much better in my book!!!
Thanks for this! Previously the only use I’d known for sycamore was as a lookalike for maple in guitar building. I always appreciate knowing more.
Love this series. Can I recommend the northern pin oak (quercus ellipsoidalis) for Wisconsin?
It's native range covers the upper Mississippi valley, but can be found in abundance in Wisconsin's Driftless Area.
I've never clicked on a video so fast. The American Sycamore is my absolute favorite tree!
My brother, a tree nerd, used to quiz me on trees all the time. The Sycamore was the only one I could recognize without fail when he quizzed me... good memories :)
What hand carving tools/chisels do you use? Or whittling knifes.....?
Love your channel😎
Howdy! Current Minnesota resident here, but I was raised in White County Indiana, and I just wanted to say I think your pie looked excellent! My family personally think that the dark bits on top of the pie can be the best parts! The caramelization is delicious... my pa would "stamp" the top of his pies with a hot iron to mark em as our own and give them some of that extra goodness. Map is looking excellent so far, thank you for representing my OG home state so well!
Hey- New Jersey resident here- and I'd be honored if you'd choose our state as well as the wood of the Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), simply for the fact that New Jersey has the highest population of this tree with its incredibly valuable wood and beautiful natural community found all over the coast and into the northern valleys of the state-- but under threat by deer browsing, aging populations, and climate change.
I'm super late but as a Hoosier that went to a Sycamore school, the tie I always think of is in our state song! "The moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash/from the fields there comes the breath of new-mown hay/the candlelight shines between the sycamore/on the banks of the Wabash, far away."
This video was just recommended by UA-cam algorithm. I have to say well done, I have now watched the other map series you have made. I have a few peices of Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) it has a fairly large navtive range so don't know what state to use it for. I also have a few other Iowa natives. I have always been a tree nerd and woodworker, prompting me to take many tree identification classes while at Iowa State University. So I have been slowly trying to collect all the natives I can in a sample board in my shop, I now wish I would have thought about making my peices in a map like you did instead of just boring rectangular peices. Let me know if you are interested in any peices of wood.
I went to ISU for a week long summer drum major clinic. It was awesome. Sugar Cream Pie is delicious but you have to be careful it’s very rich and really bad for you! ☺️
I am very impressed with your map that you're creating especially all those twists and turns on Indiana. As a native I declare that you did a good job on your pie for a first-timer. :-) the texture of your pie was spot-on. There are a couple variations one is after it has set up to then warm it for just a few minutes to get a slightly warm lukewarm temperature. It will make it a little more Uzi and soft gooey consistency. Personally that's my favorite. Another way to eat it is to eat it warm ice cream on top of or next to so that they kind of melt into each other. But I would imagine most people consider that to be way too rich. Thanks for sharing your Talent, Knowledge, and Skills with the rest of us. Blessings.
Sycamores are my favorite!! They always look so inviting to climb and I love the white branches in amongst all the other trees. Stands to reason the wood on the inside would be just as fun! 💚💚 from Indiana
Yet again asking for the American Beech or Pawpaw for my state of West Virginia. Pawpaw would be nice because near my area we still have a cultural "pawpaw fair" but also it's easy to find logged areas reclaimed by stands of American Beech
we have a variation in Europe. It's called the Platanus orientalis or Sycamore maple
As a Hoosier, I was super shocked that Sycamore was not the state tree. It definitely feels like it is lol. I also didn't realize just how Hoosier sugar cream pie is! It's such an integral part to my childhood that I don't even think about it!
Im really curious what your gonna use for North Carolina, Ill say as a North Carolinian born and raised I'm hoping for Dogwood. Regardless as an aspiring wood worker I absolutely adore your content and it become abit of a comfort watch for me, Keep it up man!
I’m a Sycamore alumni! What is the reason for their bark to shed off like it does? Also Happy Thanksgiving!
In Indiana all fourth graders are given sycamore trees for Arbor Day. That’s why my family has two in our yard (one of them didn’t make it though), but the sycamore is a great choice for Indiana for that reason
Sugar cream pie was so natural growing up that I didn't even know we made it! I just thought it was a common american pie lol
I'm a tree worker in N.W. Indiana and have only done a handful of sycamores. They're quite beautiful but dealing with them when green, the sawdust tends to really irritate my nose and throat so I'm fine with seeing them from a distance. Awesome series Justin.
The unofficial mascot was the “fighting teachers?” On the one hand that’s kind of sweet like students showing solidarity with the teachers but on the other hand that’s kind of funny. Like the chants for that during pep rally’s must have felt a little odd. I agree, sycamores is much better.
I have three sycamore trees in my yard and I love them! Maybe not so much in the winter when I'm raking the GIANT leaves, but they are beautiful!
Been watching the shorts for awhile now. But had to find the full video for the Indiana map. Life long Hoosier here.
I absolutely love sycamores, I live by a huge cluster of them in a village just near Indianapolis. It’s just so pretty to see the patterns on the stumps during spring. The pie looks good btw, albeit, your critiques are correct.
If you like Indiana Sycamores, you should look up the Kokomo Sycamore Stump
Great vid, glad you were happy with that yummy looking pie!
I love those fluffy dangles on the sycamore, wonder what type they are here in Australia?
Rhode island probably get mixed in with connecticutt or mass. I feel the size would make it a chanllenge for sure. But red maple is legitness. Ps gonna have to try making that pie meself
This tree grows all over the place in Sydney and I've always wondered what it is! I'm so glad I found your channel - I used to only watch the shorts but since you started teasing the trees and final products in the short form videos, I've come over to this long video format and can safely say this is now one of my favourite channels! Thanks
Tennessee would be cool to see. I'd say rhododendron or redbud, but I'm not sure they're appropriate for woodworking, so maybe fringe tree or hickory?
Have you ever heard of rainbow eucalyptus? We have some here in hawaii, I wonder if you could get your hands on some. It's very beautiful