On my way to a job this morning and drove by a lot being cleared for a new house. Pile of logs next to road. Saw it the other day but no one to ask. Stopped and asked guy driving the payloader and got the okay to take it. Upon further inspection i discover a piece of mulberry. Not a big log, but seldom seen around here. Know of only one tree ive seen in my travels plus the sapling growing on the edge of our backyard. A first for me. Ive seen it at the dump but didnt know what it was. I can cross it off my bucket list. Funny as i just mentioned this to Stephiedoll couple days ago! It was good for me!
Oh yeah! Love me some Mullberry. Scrounged 3 cords last year. Close to Osage. Love it and smells like cotton candy. Whooooooood! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Congratulations! Keep that one for yourself, easy to split, burns really hot for a long time and you get a fireworks show from all the sparks it throws
Great wood, comes and goes here. Best was a 4' one end 5' the other by 10' long trunk. Math said a little over a cord and I fit it in one load, but didn't get any pictures. Been awhile since I've gotten any, but always watching for it. Good job Brad.
Is that not the most interesting coincidence? It was the first thing that popped into my mind when i found the log!
I have a huge mulberry in my back yard, took some big limbs off this fall. I’m going to save it for grilling flat iron steaks on the fire pit. Best steaks ever, just the right amount of smoke!
Its rare as far as im concerning. Being that im always looking at trees, i can say ive only seen one in my travels, even then im not 100% sure it is. Any other Connecticut hoarders encounter it?
No intentional quest, rare in these parts, but will always be on the lookout for it. Ill bet the compost center will be a good source. Opens March 16. Ive seen what i now know as mulberry there. Mostly smaller diameter logs.
I had one at work a few years ago that died and we all thought it was a box elder. It went to the brush dump on site, and a few months later I was rooting around in there and realized that box elder does not have bright yellow heartwood. I thought it was walnut at first, the aged heartwood exposed to air turns a very dark brown. I managed to recover most of the trunk, it made for a nice addition to the wood stacks.
Hate to be a wet blanket but not a big fan of mulberry, grows like a weed around here thanks to the birds. Takes longer to dry then ash and dont think its any better, does not coal well and gets really light when dry. Never could figure out the high btu rating as oak beats it hands down. Yes i have burnt some every year for over 40 years so i think my opinion is worth something.
