They have this down as "elm" so I'm asking if that is the case but I'm thinking its something else. Appreciate the banter that we all do.
Lake Washington, as by Seattle? Hmm............. processing............ barks not quite elm or cottonwood, those silvery "flat" looking parts of the bark look different ....... can't tell if that's "alternate/opposite" branching pattern on that smaller foremost piece..........
lakewood Washington! Its just a small suburbian area outside of Tacoma. I just found this ad on offerup and his ad shows he's selling in Tacoma but hes actually in Oregon. So much for that but Im not in any way interested in cottonwood. That wood smokes more than it burns and often is the beachwood we find and load in our ocean lot pit. Oh well thanks for helping!
Lakewood, got it! Those large silvery flat looking parts in the bark have me stumped. Don't worry, others will be chiming in soon!
I honestly think I got scammed, 4 people have called me after I gave my phone number to arrange the location but then he said it was in oregon so...heck that could have led me anywhere
That is without a doubt, a very rare and large specimen of Elbonian monkey-nut tree. Too bad it's dead. Probably was the largest one in North America. Absolutely priceless to the right buyer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Walnut grows here but its often in orchards or someone has a private tree. Probably not that many in the wild area but ai would think its a lot like finding a plum tree you just gotta know where to look, i always see live edge boards made out of walnut thick brown center. But peovably an old age tree that doesn't wanna make nuts anymore. Apple trees in my parents yard have problems like one tree has fruit only when its a bumpercrop. Last year was incredible. I missed out on a lot of cider!!
Infact my almanac identified it as the only and last specimen of Elbonian monkey-nut on the continent. This is incredible!
I'd say it is Cottonwood. This was a really large tree, so how many trees can grow this large in Washington or Oregon? Cottonwood is one of them. Also, the bark on giant trees often looks different from smaller trees of the same species.
Sorta off-topic, but I've read that apples will fruit in alternating years when left to their own devices. I've also been told that they won't fruit after a mild winter sometimes - that they have to have a certain amount of cold in order to bear fruit the following season. There is a member here who is very big into apple cultivation - perhaps he will see this thread and lay some knowledge on us.
Ya i will vote cottonwood. There are trees that look like the one in the pict out in the farmlands where i live. I think alot of the homesteaders planted them back when this area was settled. Some around here are very big trees. Ive never burned any of it so dont know much about that.
Never was in the first place. Im going to be wary of this next time. Now witb that being said, its very difficult to tell oak (i know the ad said elm) from cottonwood. Couple of reasons without the obvious being that im inexperienced but they do look similar in bark and then an upclose view was not possible so I'm going to be more careful next time.
Sounds silly, but sometimes it comes down to the smell test - at least for me with my "tweener" experience level. When you get a positive ID on a species, give it a good whiff. Then it's in the bank for next time.
