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Bark isn't giving me a fuzzy feeling of it being an oak. And the worm damage I see would make me question the usable wood. Small tree, outer part has worm damage, then the heartwood is right there close.
Moving it 75 feet without grass damage, getting it sawed/milled, I don't think it's worth the risk.
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12-28-2018, 03:06 PM
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(12-28-2018, 02:41 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: Bark isn't giving me a fuzzy feeling of it being an oak. And the worm damage I see would make me question the usable wood. Small tree, outer part has worm damage, then the heartwood is right there close.
Moving it 75 feet without grass damage, getting it sawed/milled, I don't think it's worth the risk.
I'm agreeing with you on this one. I may volunteer my services helping saw it up for the pastor (unless he has someone else that needs firewood) but I work with his son and had mentioned I'm looking for any hardwood or fruit trees for woodworking projects so he mentioned it to his Dad (pastor) and they are giving me first dibs on it if I want it.
Thanks for the help identifying this tree guys. It's appreciated.
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(12-28-2018, 12:55 PM)Duane N Wrote: That's the problem....no leafs on the tree and there are other trees around it so I have no idea.
around here(metro detroit), red oaks hold some leaves through the winter.
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(12-28-2018, 02:41 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: Bark isn't giving me a fuzzy feeling of it being an oak. And the worm damage I see would make me question the usable wood. Small tree, outer part has worm damage, then the heartwood is right there close.
Moving it 75 feet without grass damage, getting it sawed/milled, I don't think it's worth the risk.
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If it's Sweet Gum it isn't worth it IMO....That's why it's so popular for pallet construction...it's super strong and not good for furniture because it moves so much...warps like crazy....but it's hard as hail to break!!!!
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What's your geographic location, approximately? That could help narrow down our options a lot.
With most oaks, there's a darker heart and lighter sapwood, and I'm not seeing any distinctive heartwood in the pics you posted. The darker spots are characteristic of sweet gum, though.
When I'm trying to identify a tree, especially in the winter, I look carefully around the base, not just for leaves, but for shell fragments. Oaks, sweet gums, hickories, pecans--they're all surrounded by telltale nut fragments that the squirrels leave behind.
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If its limb stock, it likely has internal stresses which is a can of worms you don't want to get involved with. Too much work, looks good for firewood.....
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12-29-2018, 11:37 AM
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What size and color are the gumballs? That looks like the Tupelo/ Black Gum I took down in my back yard -- it was hollow and had taken a bad lightning strike. Didn't get much good wood out of it because it was too thoroughly rotten by the time I got it dry.
The gumballs on that tree were size and color of peas.
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I've taken down several large sweetgums in my yard. It starts rotting before it hits the ground. Very heavy and wet wood. Starts spalting in a couple months. One way to tell quickly... try to split a log. It will break off in chunks, even in a splitter. It won't split. Leaves are a 5 point star.
