Hey hope everyone has been well today. I was thinning out some property alongside the Tar River today in Eastern NC. I came across what looked like another blow down but it ended up the tree was growing sideways while pinned under another tree. It had a larger sibling that went straight up but this was a little sapling growing off to the side of it same species tree though. It has a deep yellow tint to the wood about a 1/8 of an inch in from the bark. The larger sibling to this tree was standing about 30-35 feet up. Doesn't have any leaves this time of year so that was no help and didn't have much of a smell to it. Very wet, dense, and heavy wood though.havemt split any but plan to tomorrow. I can get some pics of it split to see how the grain is and if it stringy. The pics from it freshly cut are below. Any help on this is greatly appreciated. I thought maybe locust but wasn't sure. Had the color of Osage Orange but I have never seen it in person other than axe wedges. -Rick T2 Tappin'
I'm not as experienced as others on the forum, but with the pics provided it looks similar to mulberry.
Thank y'all for the help on the ID. I didn't even think of mulberry. It must be a really mature one to be this big. Anyone have any uses for mulberry? T2 Tappin'
Might split it up for kindling. The piece I have is ranging from 4" to 6" and about 14' long. While I've been thinning out some of this property along side the river I've hoarded quite a bit of small wood T2 Tappin'
Anyone think it would make a decent handle for a ball peen hammer? Maybe letting it dry and cut some wedges out of it for axes/hammers? Thinking about that or maybe a walking stick? Was trying to figure out a use instead of burning it haha. Would make some nice kindling though. T2 Tappin'
Actually, I doubt it would make good kindling. It is a dense wood that I doubt would take off quick. Kindling is best made from softer woods like pine, poplar, basswood, etc. I'm not sure how shock resistant mulberry is for a handle or wedges, but it doesn't hurt to try.
It is tough and makes good posts. It's in the Hedge family, it's rot resistant and weathers well. Sent from my Z832 using Tapatalk
That is not a really mature one. Even the one in the picture that is still growing is small. The one in my backyard has a dbh of about 18 inches and casts nice shade in the summer. It helps keep my shed cool enough to walk into in the middle of the day.
Very, very heavy when green...............splits easily by hand................give it 2+ years at least to season...............long burn times.
I have seen 18" + dbh mulberry one at a buddys house is closer to 24. I've make a few rock hammer and 3lbs engineer hammer handles out of mulberry. It's nice looks great after a few coats of linseed oil
The best I've used for ki other than fat wood is cedar. Love the smell too. I will probably leave the piece whole to see how it seasons up unless I get into making a few wedges out of it. I couldn't imagine seeing one of these approaching 24"+. I can see where it would make an excellent shade tree though. I'll have to keep an eye on it as the leaves start coming out. I agree though. Freshly cut like it is this piece is really heavy for its size. Would be interested in seeing how it would hold up on a ball peen handle. Seems like linseed oil brings out the best of any wood T2 Tappin'
if you ever burn mulberry it shoots sparks and pops like a machine gun. its the next best thing to burning hedge. I believe someone made me a pen out of one once. it stayed a nice yellow color.
Thanks for the heads up on the machine gun with some wicked muzzle flash haha. I might just have to get a piece in the fireplace and watch the show T2 Tappin'
