Found this on FBM and recognized the bark. I was even surprised the homeowner knew it was mulberry as well. Farther than I normally would go but WTH, I drove out of state to cut some a couple years ago. Easy back up, cut and load. Not my usual full load but MB scores of any size are few and far between so I take what I can get. When I cut mulberry for the first time a few years ago I though the yellow heartwood was the coolest thing. Its kind of a scarce tree around here. Wearing the yellow safety shirts has become my trademark the last decade or so. Ms. buZZsaw's son calls me high visibility Brad. Not much, maybe a 1/4 cord including nuggets and limb wood. Its been sitting since June of last year so most of the bark came off. Other than some schmutz under the bark the wood was solid. MB has a good shelf life. I split the bucked rounds right off the truck after. Ill process the rest next week.
Mulberry is one of my favorites, great score. The high visibility jackets and vests are mandatory at most municipalities and are required for a reason, our safety.
I like me some MB too!. A few years ago my BIL had a couple MB trees taken down for his pole barn. He didn't know what type of tree it was. I told him the yellow heartwood really stank when you burn it and the wood is so so. I said I'll burn it though. He said take it. I told him the truth eventually. He said he didn't like the yellow color of it anyway.
Not so much in my immediate vicinity but it’s kinda a nuisance weed tree a bit further east in this state. Not really common around here but it got on my radar about 2 years ago, now I see it around some.
This is about the biggest I encounter. Usually seen on property lines growing as a result of birds eating the berries and "planting" them with their droppings. They usually grow in a small clump. The number of full size trees i've seen you can count on one hand.
