Norway maple like you said on one of them. The smoother grey bark makes me think magnolia but I’m not putting money on it.
Their description sums it up pretty well; "typically a very bad looking tree due to considerable limb breakage and sprouting along the trunk."
Siberian elm is/was often planted as an ornamental. Its not native but it does not reproduce very well so its not considered an invasive....
Looks like you are hauling some ash there.
Looks nice. Pallet rack metal is good stuff for stacking wood on.
I have it by default with two LEDs mounted on the back corners of my house. They can pretty much make light up the back yard like day....
I had a pair of overalls when I was in college, also the 80’s. A girlfriend of one of the guys on my dorm floor asked me for them when I wore...
Absolutely, Chestnut trees sprout from their roots. The blight kills the standing trees, not the roots. What he showed you are sprouting off...
Nice! Get that birch split and keep it covered and you’ll be fine. Look at some of the bogydave threads if you want to see some nice stacks of...
I received a Rudolph and a gift certificate. Rudolph is cute. The bubble wrap took quite a bit of cutting to get thru. Thanks Secret Santa...
You can. It’s part of the game.
Santa’s sleigh pulled in a little while ago. Will wait till tomorrow to open.
Moisture content in wood is definitely impacted by RH, however the change is not rapid. Those changes take a while to occur. If you have a...
The pails are on the asphalt, away from the wood.
I came up with a new use for the hot ash buckets today. It’s working pretty well. [ATTACH] The steps off the deck face north and the ice...
Plan is to get some dry ice on Monday and send some bacon for Xmas morning to the family.
I have thought of using one briquette of the stuff to light off a chimney starter but have never tried it. Not sure that I will. I certainly...
[ATTACH] A little bit of bacon will be on the smoker in a short while
Yellow and black birch along with sugar maple are all excellent for the btus. I wouldn’t say no to any of them. White birch is lesser but still...
You can prune them to encourage them to go up. I don’t know at what diameter you will cause a permanent scar when you prune.
