I know of a person in the Philipsburg area who may be able to help you on this. That would be Glenn Gearhart. His Mother used to wrap a tree in cotton at Christmas. I believe she used a scrub oak. It was a lot of work, I'm sure, but it was beautiful. Glenn does not have e-mail, his address is 178 Rader Rd, Philipsburg, PA 16866-8034, tel. 814-342-4275 Glenn's Mother, Ruth Gearhart, was a sister of my grandmother. It was good to visit with your cousin Richard at our 55th HS reunion in August. We sat at the same table so had a good visit. Jim Nolan Boise, ID _JJenolan@aol.com_ (mailto:JJenolan@aol.com) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com