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No weeping over this cherry

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  1. Eric Wanderweg

    Eric Wanderweg

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    Out running errands this morning I passed this weeping cherry yard tree recently cut and left at the curb for the taking. Not much, but not having a saw with me it worked out. I’ve only gotten this variety once before, as usually it’s the wild black cherry I come across.
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  2. Wouldsplitter

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    It's hard to beat a roadside pick up without needing a saw.
     
  3. buZZsaw BRAD

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    At least it wasn't weeping willow! :D

    Nice grab!
     
  4. stoveliker

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    Nice.

    I've had similar 8' straight weeping cherry logs (twice). I offered them to wood turners online. Guy drove 2 hrs to pick the wood up. And two hrs back.

    More enjoyment per lbs of wood this way, than if I burnt it, was my philosophy.
     
  5. Eric Wanderweg

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    Good deal :thumbs:
    IME for firewood it's kind of unremarkable. Doesn't put out much heat or aromatic smell like black cherry does, but it burns better than snowballs as the saying goes.
     
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    :handshake:
     
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