Another brain buster

[Rburg44]

So yea im learning as i go so of course lots of questions learned a ton already! Mainly cutting dead or storm damaged trees came across one today not sure what ive got here had a desinct smell easy cut doesnt seem to heavy to me either hope the pics help thanks again guys!

 

[lone wolf]

It is sassafras.

 

[Topbuilder]

I love grinding sassafras stumps. Great aroma. I did one that was about 24" once. Never seen a live tree that big. They cut it down not knowing how rare it was. At least for our area.

 

[milkman]

That's Sassafras alright. As a kid, I used to like eating the tender leaves on the end of Sassafras bushes. The taste reminded me of Grape leaves, just not as strong a taste. Just some memories, along with the Sassafras tea.

 

[pennsywoodburnr]

I don't get into sassafras that often, but when I do, I enjoy splitting the wood and smelling the aroma from a fresh piece. Same goes for black cherry. Sassafras dries fast too.

 

[jrider]

Sassafras burns quick - It's good wood if you drink beer and need to get up 3-4 times an hour to get another or drain the bladder.

 

[Rburg44]

Alright sassafras it is then most of the woods have been logged in past an had all the junk trees removed left just hardwoods so mainly all i have is oak maple cherry walnut and hickory but i went off to a part of the farm that has a ling hedgerow about 20yards wide thats never been logged and i got into this sassafras tree along with 2 maulberrys

 

[Streblerm]

Sassafras smells like rootbeer when you burn it. The little twigs make great kindling. They are kind of greasy and even green can be lit from a match.

 

[mallardman]

Sassafras is my favorite kindling wood. You can almost light it with a match. Plus the smell is great.


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[unclemoustache]

Hm - I've only cut one sassafrass and didn't care for the smell at all. But then it took me a few trees to get used to oak, and I love that now.

 

[Topbuilder]

Hm - I've only cut one sassafrass and didn't care for the smell at all. But then it took me a few trees to get used to oak, and I love that now.

Must be something blocking your smeller...

 

[milkman]

Sassafras is my favorite kindling wood. You can almost light it with a match. Plus the smell is great.


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When I was a kid, one of my jobs was to fill the woodbox for the cook stove for the next day. Sassafras was mom's favorite cook wood, quick hot fire, really browned the biscuits.

 

[Rburg44]

Wasnt too pleasing to me wasnt bad either when i was cutting this tree but i guess once split and dries; the burning of it smells good?

 

[mallardman]

It does spark a lot.


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[Rburg44]

It does spark a lot.


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Cant be worse then maulberry though is it? Though i like burnin maulberry!