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Big ole cherry!

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  1. Haftacut

    Haftacut

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    Cut down a cherry tree about as big as any cherry tree I’ve taken down before. 31” diameter where I fell it. Splits into 2 trunks. Ought to yield a lot of firewood:yes: DB6A5A7F-5DE7-4239-A297-291636A3C017.jpeg 0E582622-8252-4FF8-B75A-6C5FD02E03BD.jpeg AECA53ED-BD59-48E4-AEC2-1D501DCE86DC.jpeg
     
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    Love cherry. quick drying time of 1 year
    Great smell. Crackles
    And pops. Love it
     
  3. Haftacut

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    One of my favorites too for the same reasons:thumbs:
     
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    Burns completely. Love cherry.
     
  5. The Wood Wolverine

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    Nice one! I too love cherry. I have a few small rounds I've saved for smoking meats. Don't get it very often.
     
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    I swear I can smell that behemoth from New England :drool: One of my favorites to cook with, heat with, and it makes some nice woodworking stock as well.
     
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    Did the truck and the back tires make it?
     
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    Now that's a great score. Super firewood!
     
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    I was wondering how well it turned a corner. o_O
     
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    WOW! Thats a biggun! Nice job getting it down! Im guessing a cord and a half?
     
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    That's a good sized Cherry for sure, nice drop too. Great wood for all the above stated reasons. Only drawbacks are the amount of brush & there's usually not a straight piece in the things. Got lots of them around here, & never pass one up.
     
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    Very nice, that's a big cherry!

    Looks like the s10 got quite a work out as well!
     
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    Always:rofl: :lol: Made the trip 2x today. Another 2x tomorrow is the plan:thumbs:
     
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    Bump stops a couple times on the way home!
     
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    Thanks ac! Got the one half of the top pretty well taken care of. Gonna start on the other half next, then the cutting should be all trunk pretty much all the way down. Lots of brush though, and cherry is Wierd in that it’ll shoot new branches off just about anywhere so there’s so much trimming just to clean off the firewood you want to take. Not enough trouble to make me pass on it either:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Those trunk rounds’ll add up! I’ll let you know how much I get out of it. Cord and a half seems like a good guess:thumbs:
     
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    Slowly:picard: Biggest problem is any sand, snow, or ice at the intersections and she wants to slide If I brake too hard, so I take it pretty easy.
     
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    I agree Eric! One of the best all around woods IMO, and it splits so nicely:axe:
     
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    That crotch would make some finely figured rifle stocks! I'd be inclined to mill some of that.
     
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    For sure I’ll bet there’s some pretty stuff on the inside. Come and get it and it’s yours:thumbs: I was surprised it never split over the years to be honest.