I've spent quite a bit of time searching for info online and looked in a few books I have and cannot find the answer I'm looking for, so I'm hoping someone here knows more about reaction wood than I've been able to find.
I have several very nice trees on my property that I plan to harvest for lumber to support my addiction. Some of the candidates are leaning to varying degrees (3 to 20 degrees) and I'm looking for guidance as to how much lean a tree can have without it forming reaction wood to a degree that would make it unuseable.
The trees in question are either Red oak or Beech. The poplars and white oaks are straight as an arrow so I'm not concerned with them at all. Just wondering where I should draw the line in deciding which ones to harvest.
Any info would be appreciated.
I have several very nice trees on my property that I plan to harvest for lumber to support my addiction. Some of the candidates are leaning to varying degrees (3 to 20 degrees) and I'm looking for guidance as to how much lean a tree can have without it forming reaction wood to a degree that would make it unuseable.
The trees in question are either Red oak or Beech. The poplars and white oaks are straight as an arrow so I'm not concerned with them at all. Just wondering where I should draw the line in deciding which ones to harvest.
Any info would be appreciated.