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.
Emptied a rack Friday so it finally got stacked. With the nuggets it was about a quarter cord for the score. 6' long stack and will be 4' tall when filled.
Mulberries are the biggest nuisance trees in this area. If you cut them down they grow back like a bush. You have to spray them with strong round up TWICE, or dig the roots out of the ground to keep them from growing back. I used to save them and let them grow for more firewood but if you have one tree one year you'll have 20 growing the next year and so on. Plus they grow in the most inconvenient places. Most farmers around here spend days spraying the saplings every year. It's fantastic firewood though. If kept in log form, off the ground the wood seems to dry fairly well. It splits easily, and burns fantastic.
I love me some mulberry also. Most people around here don't know how hot it burns. It does spark and pop a lot though.
Mulberry is my favorite all around tree. Love the berries, fast growing, hardy, great firewood. I got 7 of them in my yard that have volunteered themselves, letting all of them grow
