Look at where I live and the range map. It happens to grow around here. But when it occurs we don't really pay attention to it. Kind of a in the trash tree group. In the moutains I think there is more of it?? Also I should know it!!!!! Learned it green and white ash in school, Latin names too!
It's a trash tree around here too, for the most part. I take as much as I can though. As long as it's easy to get.
I would too, for firewood. But when we're logging it's just hardwood pulpwood. Which basically covers 95% of the hardwood we cut. We cut very little logs. So it really doesn't matter if it's boxelder, sweetgum, poplar, hickory or ash. It's hardwood and that's all that matters. I bet 9 out of 10 or probably closer to 10 out of 10 loader men/loggers don't even know what box elder is Like I know if it turns out not to be Box elder I got it wrong...but I'm talking they don't even know that's a tree period.
Wow, that's cool looking. Can you "capture" the red in a slice if you quickly encapsulate it in resin or something?? Would make a killer clock, coaster, end table....
Idk. I never tried but I cut some cookies for decorations in the fall and they were brown in a few hours. They are still neat because the layers stay. Next time I run into some I'll throw some waterlox or something on them right away
Finally got it split and here are a few more pics. Pretty generic-looking wood inside (not much character at all). A few of the rounds have the pinhole someone mentioned earlier in the thread. Tree was healthy when it was cut down. Any help? A bit of cherry in that last pic.
