Split some hawthorn (Washington hawthorn?) this afternoon that has been drying inside my barn for a number of years. Amazing wood. Still heavy at 12% moisture, hard as hickory, pretty color, and... it has thorns inside the wood! Almost every split has got them. I guess the tree grows around its own thorns. Never seen anything like this. Can anyone explain this one to me? First two photos are just to admire this fine firewood. Last two show a thorn. Some are over 1" long.
I guess the annual growth engulfs the thorns just like an old limb. Layers keep stacking on and the thorn stays on the same ring it arose from.
That is cool. Normally im fighting thorns at my roadside scores from prickers, wild roses and raspberries, but not in the wood except for black locust limbs. Ive never scored any hawthorne that im aware of. I did find "thornlike" spikes in this unknown wood that turned out to be apple. Same log before splitting
Wow Brad, that last photo showing the bark looks close to identical to a pic I saw of hawthorne... I am not familiar with hawthorne and googled it and think it's also called thornapple... so, hmmm...
Here was my thread from March. I didnt know what it was at the time. Mystree #1? Did i score honey locust? I was unfamiliar with honey locust at the time
You ever go to grab some firewood for the stove and remember splitting a piece cause of how unique it is? You’ll remember that one from the blood stain on it
You won't believe this, but I think (based on this thread) I bagged some hawthorne from the dump a few days ago. I did take pics and will find them and post, FWIW.
