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Match Madness Tournament!

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Grizzly Adam, Mar 17, 2015.

  1. lukem

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    I can think of a dozen other trees I'd rather have over red oak...anything with hickory or locust in their name (which at least 5 right there), any of the white oaks (at least 3 right there), mulberry, hedge, chestnut, etc.

    And how the %^&&* is hedge a #12?
     
  2. foragefarmer

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    You gotta have Cinderella stories. :D
     
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  3. Grizzly Adam

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    Today's matchups are up!
     
  4. concretegrazer

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  5. firecracker_77

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    White oak is slow to season and not that much higher on the scale. Doesn't split as easy either. But, we all get our favorites, which makes the brackets interesting. :yes:
     
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  6. Grizzly Adam

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    That's it exactly. The brackets were set by who voted for what-- silver maple is popular because every one seems to burn it, hedge is the opposite.
     
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    I think I'm burning silver maple this morning. Definitely a soft maple.
     
  8. Grizzly Adam

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    It's what we have been burning lately too. Yard tree.
     
  9. tuneighty

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    Around here, Norway maple is very invasive. Seeing the seeds fly off with the helicopter like motion it's no wonder.
     
  10. Grizzly Adam

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    That's how the true red maples are here.
     
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  11. Grizzly Adam

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    Catalpa is taking a really beating. Too bad its a botanist's wood and not a burner's wood. I would love to get some for lumber, though.
     
  12. capetownkg

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    Hoping american beech wins it all!!!! Just checked some I split and stacked back in march last year and it is so ready to be burned.
     
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  13. red oak

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    Red Oak all the way!
     
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  14. foragefarmer

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    I was wondering what a sunburst locust was; so is that a honey locust without the 12" thorns?
     
  15. Grizzly Adam

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    And we've got another overtime matchup!
     
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    Come on fir! [​IMG]
     
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    This could go on all night!
     
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  18. Paul bunion

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    I'm locked out from voting. Maybe overtime should clear the 'already voted' condition?
     
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    Then it's just a race for us to all vote again. We need to pull some new people in!
     
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