I delivered firewood to a new customer this afternoon. In google maps it’s listed as a farm. While loading up I’m wondering why a farm would need to purchase wood. I roll in and see chickens and big white dogs and sheds. They have pigs somewhere too that I didn’t see. During unloading conversation he mentions he has big Beech blow down he wants to show me. He asks if it’s good firewood. I have seen some big Beech in my life so I’m thinking wow this is going to be something. I’m thinking this guy doesn’t have a 661 with a 32” bar, so I’ll offer to cut it up for a few loads of big rounds. We finish unloading and I tell him I want to grab my phone to get a picture of this Big Beech. I’m thinking massive trunk this is going to be awesome. It’s an old farm with open fields it’s going to be a giant. Welp maybe 80 yrs ago before the original crown broke off and the trunk rotted out.
in this case it's where's the beech? Funny how everyone's definition of big logs varies. I've had folks say the logs are big and I arrive and nothing over 18"
I like beech! I have a nice size beech top in my woods I’ve been getting a little at a time. It’s about as far away from my house as you can get and the only way to get to it is on my side by side. Ive brought down 3 loads and have a couple more to get. I’m leaving the standing trunk because it’s bigger than I want to work with.
The weirdest thing about it is the location description. I wouldn’t say they are anywhere near downtown Lewisville. Maybe as the crow flies.
Osage and Beech my 2 bucketlist woods. There's a guy on my route who has the biggest Beech rounds I've ever seen probably 36" diameter or a tad bigger. They've been sitting for a while so I'm hoping he decides he doesn't want them at some point.
I thought it would make sense from the op. The owner asked if Beech was good firewood and proceeded to tell me he had a chainsaw and would process it. Now they are looking for someone else to do it. If there was a decent trunk I would consider it. I’m not cleaning up someone’s brush pile for a load of limbs. If you burned wood and had a chainsaw wouldn’t you cut it up for firewood?
Excellent question! I missed part where he had saw; figured he was buying wood.. in my yard there would be cutting and a fire to burn rot and brush.
He bought wood from me and I’ll keep selling him wood. Just figured he might want to save a few bucks by bucking up some Beech and Walnut. Maybe when he showed me the Beech he thought I would say “wow can I have it?” I sell wood to a bunch of folks that have piles of rounds and fallen trees in their yards so it shouldn’t be surprising I guess.
