I see your intended post. Reminds me of dogwood around here. Mostly an ornamental tree and doesnt get very big. Years back in my late fathers woods they grew wild and would die off leaving many standing deadwood. We would fell a bunch, drag them out, buck and burn right away. He would always comment how hot it burned, this before him and i had an understanding of btu's.
I think there is quite a bit of it grows where I was raised, about two hours east of me. Too far away to go after. I guess I never made it very far in life yet,,,,,, about 125 miles Actually the country and terrain changes quite a bit about 65 east of here. Every time I go that way I think to myself “ man I wish I lived around here, look at all this nice wood”
Like I said hedge seems to be the preferred wood of choice for most people around these parts. I was really surprised when I got on the forum that more of you weren’t burning it. But I looked into it and I guess there’s not much of it that grows to far east of St. Louis and not much north of Nebraska.
Well he said I could cut all the wood I wanted! This is kind of interesting. It’s a blown over hedge that never died and is growing completely sideways. And for anyone that may have never seen it this is what fresh cut hedge looks like. I don’t know if you can tell it in the pic but it is very yellow.
Its really cool how nature perseveres. Reminds me of how trees will grow out of rocky mountain sides with high wind.
Got back in the hole again tonight after work. Took out another nice load of the smaller stuff. Loving that it’s not getting dark till 8. Gonna start on the bigger stuff tomorrow if it doesn’t rain. I don’t know what this is but it sure looks like it with be hard on the chain. Gonna try and get these two out.
View attachment 204769 I don’t know what this is but it sure looks like it with be hard on the chain. Looks like a cultivator - chisel plow shank from here.
