A freshly felled trunk of willow-leaf red quebracho lies in a forest in the Chaco region in northeastern Argentina. Native to South America, this straight-trunked tree is highly valued for its high tannin content and its hardwood, which gave rise to its name in Spanish: “quebra hacho (axe breaker)”. CREDIT: Courtesy of Riccardo Tiddi

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A freshly felled trunk of willow-leaf red quebracho lies in a forest in the Chaco region in northeastern Argentina. Native to South America, this straight-trunked tree is highly valued for its high tannin content and its hardwood, which gave rise to its name in Spanish: "quebra hacho (axe breaker)". CREDIT: Courtesy of Riccardo Tiddi