How many products come from trees?

Over 5,000 products are made from trees. Photographic film, paint, toothpaste, etc. If you can think of something, a tree was probably involved in making it.

What are trees used for when they are cut down?

Trees are used for so many things when they are cut down. Of course, the wood is processed before it turns into so many of the products we mentioned above but it can range from anything to houses, furniture, etc. Our hope is that no tree goes to waste. We understand that every tree that gets cut down is an overall negative to the environment so we want to make sure that no tree gets cut down for meaningless reasons.

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What Products Are Made From Trees?

Carl Anderson

Oct 24, 2022

Products that are made from trees include wood products, including wood pulp and paper products, cellulose products, food, certain chemicals, and so much more. Tree products are used in so many ways it will blow your mind.

Table of Contents

Products Made From Trees
Wood Products
Wood Pulp and Paper Products
Cellulose Products
Food
Chemicals
Medicine and Drugs
FAQs

Products Made From Trees

If you ever wanted to know all the products that are made from trees, here's the comprehensive list:

Wood Products

Houses
Furniture
Toothpicks
Baseball bats
Pencils
Paddles
Hockey Sticks
Fences
Floors
Wooden Bridges
Canes
Boxes
Coffins
Wine corks

Photo Credit: SFU Marcin

Wood Pulp and Paper Products

All paper products are made from wood pulp. What are they? Pretty much everything you've ever used:

Books
Paper Bags
Calendars
Cardboard boxes
Toilet Paper
Tissues
Cards
Wallpaper
Egg Cartons
Coffee Filters
Paper towels
Musical instruments
Packaging material

Photo Credit: Zeev Barkan

There are also some other, unexpected items made from paper products:

Blankets
Insulation
Diapers
Tampons
Tanning agents

Cellulose Products

Cellulose comes from trees. And tree cellulose fibers make a ton of different products:

Rayon Clothing
Cellophane Paper
Cigarette Filters
Hard Hats
Sandwich Bags
Adhesives
Floor tiles
Food additives
Helmets
Hardhats
Twine

Photo Credit: Linus Bohman

Food

Everyone knows that food and certain fruits come from trees. Some of your favorites probably include:

Almonds
Walnuts
Tangerines
Apples
Plums
Apricots
Avocados
Pistachios
Pine Nuts
Pecans
Bay leaves
Cacao
Cashews
Cherries
Oranges
Olives
Nutmeg
Cloves
Coffee
Cola nuts
Nectarines
Maple syrup
Grapefruit
Mangoes
Hazelnuts
Berries
Lemons
Limes

Photo Credit: Camilla Tamara

Chemicals

At this point, you are probably wondering, 'What isn't made from trees?' To be honest, we don't know. Just kidding, a lot of things aren't but a lot of chemicals, surprisingly, are made or extracted, from trees. Check it out:

Natural Dyes
Shampoo and cream ingredients
Scented oils
Tar
Pitch
Cleaning product chemicals
Deodorant ingredients
Fungicides
Insecticides
Shoe polish
Perfumes
Toothpaste
Hair spray
Tape

Medicines and Drugs

Trees can be used for both good and evil. Some medicines find their origin in trees and even some drugs:

Aspirin
Acne Medication
Caffeine
Cocaine
Morphine, Codeine, Opium

Trees Are Incredible

When you really stop to think about what products are made from trees, it can be quite breathtaking.

Right now, the author of this article is sitting at a wooden desk, placed on a wooden floor in a house made of wood.

On top of the desk are a notebook, random pieces of paper, pencils, and a cardboard box (yes, my desk is a bit messy) all made from... trees.

You could go down this rabbit hold forever but at the end of the day, a lot of products made from trees are used in your everyday life and you may not even realize it.

FAQs

How many products come from trees?

Over 5,000 products are made from trees. Photographic film, paint, toothpaste, etc. If you can think of something, a tree was probably involved in making it.
What are trees used for when they are cut down?

Trees are used for so many things when they are cut down. Of course, the wood is processed before it turns into so many of the products we mentioned above but it can range from anything to houses, furniture, etc.

Our hope is that no tree goes to waste. We understand that every tree that gets cut down is an overall negative to the environment so we want to make sure that no tree gets cut down for meaningless reasons.

We hoped to get a point across with this article: trees are needed for so many things. It's mind-blowing to think about everything that is made from trees.

Be sure to check out some of our other guides below to learn more about trees, gardening and so much more.

Before you go...

Now that you know everything we get from trees, you might be interested to know more about them. We cover all kinds of different tree care guides and tree tool guides. Be sure to read our next article on chainsaw...

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Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson is an avid outdoorsman with a keen interest in writing about and reviewing tools. He has over 20 years of writing experience and the only time he isn't feverishly typing away at his computer is when he's outside in nature working on his projects. You can learn more about him here.

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