The forests comprise stands of oak, blue pine, fir, birch, juniper and rhododendron. Thyme, rosemary, common juniper, and holm oak are present. The Nordhouse Dunes are interspersed with woody vegetation such as jack pine, juniper and hemlock. Lodge poles are harvested from red juniper and the lodgepole pine. Higher elevations host Western juniper and Pinyon pine. The casks are made of different woods like chestnut, cherry, oak, mulberry, ash and juniper. Common plants found in these areas include pistachio, almond, walnut, apple, juniper, and sagebrush. Distilled spirit was generally flavored with juniper berries. Slopes vary in elevation from and are covered in sagebrush, grasses, and scattered Utah juniper. It was built amidst rhododendron and juniper forests. The western hills are home to juniper, tamarisk, coarse grasses, and scrub plants. A Finnish beer specialty is sahti, a traditional ale flavoured with juniper berries. An essential oil extracted from juniper berries is used in aromatherapy and perfumery. The traditional landscape was grass fields with juniper bushes. For example, juniper monoterpenes come from juniper berries.