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A fall over score. Nice little tree

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  1. WeldrDave

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    Things thawing and now getting saturated, we had a tree leaning bad at our gun club. This morning we had this gum tree leaning about 45º+ and moving slowly to the ground. It was gonna block a road. I dropped it and came home with a small load of fresh stuff. Only had the camera here. Sad, it was a nice little tree... The tree guys around here will be going strong till June.
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    WeldrDave, Mar 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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    You did better than gum Dave, that's sassafras! That'll split easy and dry fast.
     
    Eric Wanderweg, Mar 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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    Yep, that's what I thought when I first saw it too, especially if it has that sassafrass-typical spicy smell.
     
    Woodtroll, Mar 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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    X3, that is a big azz sass!! Are you hand splitting? Those will probably fly off the chopping block
     
    CarharttWoodsman, Mar 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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    My mother’s only two complaints about firewood.
    1 I need more than I have.
    2 why isn’t there more Sassafras in the mix?
    :)
     
    jo191145, Mar 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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