About 12" dbh. It was still alive, but I had to get it out of the way to drop it's big brother. He's 26" dbh and dying. He's also right next to our lane so I'd rather drop it on my schedule.
That's about the average size I have where I live....state forest was logged off right next door some years ago. There's few bigger one's on my property....
Neat...do they require much attention? Thought about doing it myself. But after drilling holes, putting in the plugs etc...I might not be around the woodlot for weeks at a time.
That's the beauty of mushrooms. Once you get them plugged and set in the shade you don't have to do anything but harvest them. We did some logs several years ago and they are still producing. The only thing is, you really can't predict when they will sprout and they only last a couple of days, so if you are not around they may sprout and die back while you weren't looking. It won't hurt the mushrooms, but you may miss out. No worries, they will continue to sprout randomly for years in the the right conditions.
Thanks....i've got a spot in mind where I can set up a few logs. Make it a surprise from time to time.
My woods were logged out at various intervals from 5-75 years - used to be a major woodlot for Weaber's sawmill. Most of my chestnut oaks are 50-75 yrs and 16-22" dbh. However, one of my dominant (26" dbh and tall) chestnut oaks is dying right now. It was right next to this suppressed tree. The smaller one was in the line I need to fall the big one and their crowns were somewhat intertwined, so the little one had to go. If the weather holds out and the lambing goes smoothly, I would like to get the big one down. The boule should yield about 750-1000 bd ft of lumber and the top will make a whole lot of great firewood.
I forgot to mention, they do need to stay moist too. It looks like you are in Ontario so that shouldn't be a problem. Out west, I think they sometimes have to water the logs, but I think anyone East of the Mississippi should be able to find a place that stays shady and wet.
I have about 5 that are dyin.....I keep my eye on them because when they are bad enough...all of them will fall across my driveway. Every time we get some good wind I'm out pickin up limbs...some big..some small from them. Around here we always called them rock oak...in our area red n chestnut are the most populous.
Yep,, Rock Oak. As I've said here many times, I've got at least 3 dozen dead/dying, but whatever it is, it is happening all over south central PA.
