Cut another one down - Page 2

Cut another one down · 12-29-2008, 08:11 PM

Brian, Greg, and Robert......
Cut that "next victim" down this morning. Not sure but it looks like red oak; just doesn't have that usual smell of red oak.

As I was cutting into it, a literal waterfall came out of the cut. Looking at the wedge I cut out to direct the fall, you'd swear I cut a watermelon tree.

Robert...where we thought there might be some burl? Didn't happen. Totally eaten up and the culprits were rather LARGE at that.

From that point back down the trunk about 7 ft. or so, the heartwood was pretty much coffee ground consistency. Looked solid but when I stuck the chainsaw in it, it came out like wet coffee grounds. Above where we thought the burl might be, the wood is solid with a little rot on the very outer edge near where that branch broke out.

DaveO · 12-29-2008, 11:28 PM

Definitely not Persimmon, I know that for sure. Persimmon is a much lighter colored wood, with a very black heartwood (if you get lucky). It's almost the perfect reverse of what's being shown.

Dave

Outa Square · 12-29-2008, 11:30 PM

that's right as i just read that persimmon is in the ebony family and one of few members that grow in the states

12-29-2008, 11:48 PM

It's ok guys, tree ID is a tricky business especially when it's just pictures and you can't use all your senses.

I was out in the woods last winter with a logger buddy and we were looking at what we thought was a humdinger black walnut. It just didn't look right to me with that huge straight 45 ~ 50' trunk. So I broke off a branch smelled and tasted it and it was not BW. I know what black walnut smells and tastes like all to well

. He still swore it was a black walnut despite the fact I showed him gum balls on the ground. Well a man is gonna do what a man is gonna do so down came a really nice sweet gum tree. I almost won a Ben Franklin on that one but he would not bet me... rats.

DaveO · 12-30-2008, 12:11 AM

That reminds me a pretty funny story (at least to me). I had a new landscape client who was very proudly showing me the Maple trees that she had her husband dig out out of the woods and transplant in their yard. About 30 or so nice saplings. They had lived for about 3 years, and she was very proud of his work.
They were Sweetgum, also known as that Liquid Amber tree

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It took all that I had not to say something to her about them. I guess they'll figure it out when the balls start droppin'

Dave

Dragon · 12-30-2008, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by bluthart

David - are there any long logs left? Either way I may try to come get a few chunks Thursday or Friday. Thanks again!

Yeah buddy.........I haven't cut up the trunk any farther than necessary to get past the rot and pasty stuff.

Mike Davis · 12-30-2008, 10:27 AM

When I first moved to our farm i was telling my neighbor how much i liked the big beech tree down by the creek, he said that ain't no beech it's a birch.

I said that's the first birch tree I ever saw with beech nuts on it.

I would like to try turning some of that if anybody could bring up a bit, I can trade some black walnut or some locust for the effort.

Dragon · 12-30-2008, 11:43 AM

Okay, it's definitive. I crawled and climbed my way through the brush to get to some of the top branches. Skinned off a piece of bark and it reeks of wild cherry. No wonder the honey bees were all over me yesterday. Guess the main trunk wood and bark don't have the distinctive cherry smell. I'm not going to cut any farther up the main trunk than I already have so you guys that are wanting some of it can let me know. I'll try to stick a tape on it today and get some dimensions and post that up later this evening.

01-01-2009, 12:18 AM

BUMP - did we get a positive ID?

Kyle · 01-01-2009, 12:52 AM

That is a black cherry.. the sap is nice and white and if you look at the sap ring next to the heart wood you see the dark red mineral stain common in this area.

Cherry (especially the big ones get heart rot) in lincoln county. best size for harvest is 16-22 inches. Rarely have I ever gotten a real large one that was clear with out ring shake or heart rot.

Dragon · 01-01-2009, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Kyle

That is a black cherry.. the sap is nice and white and if you look at the sap ring next to the heart wood you see the dark red mineral stain common in this area.

Cherry (especially the big ones get heart rot) in lincoln county. best size for harvest is 16-22 inches. Rarely have I ever gotten a real large one that was clear with out ring shake or heart rot.

You are correct, it is cherry for sure. I think this one would have been fine were it not for a couple of branches that died and broke off leaving big wounds for water and critters to get in. Approx. 7 ft. up from the ground the wood appears to be sound and tight. Bluthart came and got the majority of it yesterday morning and boy did we both get a workout getting those logs out of the bush.

I'm working on a couple of the lower logs and the stump to see if I can salvage a couple of decent tables out of them.