We did a tree removal job for a friend. One of the trees was some type of evergreen. It was planted here in GA. Any ideas? It has really short needles and tiny cones It is the 2 logs, right side, with brown centers.
Another vote for hemlock. Needles and cones give it away. I'm not sure what variety you might have around, but it looks very similar to the western hemlock and mountain hemlock I'm familiar with.
Warner has burned quite a bit IIRC... I'll be trying some in my stove this fall. I know a lot of people mill it into lumber. I know it does have some rot resistance to it, I've seen plenty on the ground in the woods for years.
Hemlock. Excellent framing lumber. Also good for exterior wood siding. Using it now for framing and board and batten on a pole barn.
Good question. My small pole barn has never been attacked by the carpenter bees and I've never treated it with insecticide. But other bugs invade the cracks and crevices. Nothing chews on it.
Not sure about CT, but in my neck o the woods, Hemlock doesn't last long in contact with wet ground. It works well as a wood siding if there is an overhang.
When you see lumber stamped as "hem-fir" it's fir or hemlock, so they're considered interchangeable I guess. But hemlock's rot resistance isn't very good. Our western and mountain hemlock are not as good as Douglas fir for firewood.
Come to think of it, you're right. The bark itself lasts longer than the wood. I know I've seen old hollowed out stumps where the wood is gone but the bark ring is still there.
These were some hemlock logs i bucked July 2019 that were felled green the Summer before. Here was my thread Anyone Burn Hemlock?
