▁E . ▁ar b ore a ▁var . ▁al p ina ▁f . ▁a ure ifolia ▁' Al bert ' s ▁Gold ' ▁( g old - le aved ) ▁E . ▁× ▁ve itch ii ▁' Ex eter ' ▁( E . ▁ar b ore a ▁× ▁E . ▁l us itan ica ) ▁ ▁Other ▁tall ▁growing ▁he ath s , ▁including ▁the ▁Portugal ▁He ath ▁( Er ica ▁l us itan ica ) ▁and ▁channel ▁he ath ▁( Er ica ▁canal icul ata ) ▁may ▁also ▁sometimes ▁be ▁called ▁tree ▁he ath . ▁ ▁Us es ▁ ▁The ▁wood , ▁known ▁as ▁b ri ar ▁root ▁( F rench : ▁bru y ère ), ▁is ▁extremely ▁hard , ▁dense ▁and ▁heat - res istant , ▁and ▁is ▁primarily ▁used ▁for ▁making ▁sm oking ▁pip es , ▁as ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁a rom a ▁of ▁to b acco . ▁The ▁football - s ized ▁tub ers ▁are ▁har v ested ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁They ▁are ▁cook ed ▁for ▁several ▁hours , ▁then ▁d ried ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁before ▁they ▁are ▁further ▁processed . ▁▁ ▁The ▁wood ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁making ▁j ew ell ery , ▁f ount ain ▁pens ▁and ▁kn ife ▁handles . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Mediter rane an ▁for ests , ▁wood lands , ▁and ▁scr ub ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Adams , ▁W . M ., ▁A . S . ▁G oud ie