Green wood?

Cutting wood last night and came across a 4ft or so section in a birch log that had a green center? About 2" in the center.

I saved a piece, maybe will put in through the wood mizer.

Any ideas what is up with it? I've cut close to 1000 cords of firewood over the last 3 years and never gave seen this before.

 

Pics?

 

I'd guess bacteria/mold,
see it sometimes in a rotten log when cutting down stuff.
Iv'e seen several different colors of molds.
Give Alaska Forestry a call.

 

Metal in the log?

 

My guess would be metal or some kind of rot/disease

 

I know metal usually shows up black/blue and runs the whole tree length but this forester is grasping at twigs here ????

 

You have found a piece of a the very rare Alaskan Tulip Birch.

 

Picture. Log is around 10" across.

 

That is strange?

Find gold near it?

 

Copper is green .

Strange but cool

 

In-grown pistachio nut birch.

 

But copper kills plant life and bacteria. Copper in a tree will kill it. This clearly doesnt look dead so I dunno? Or was is dead Nate. I thought of CU as well but it kills plant life.

 

I'm not sure how I could take a picture of that.

 

Alien firewood. The men in black will be knocking on your door any minute to transport you to area 51 for de-briefing

 

Wood fibers look a little punky in the pith?
Could be the start of tap root rot