Forgot we used to call them the Green Bean tree. An old Friend of mine called them Western Hardys later I saw in a book to something of that affect.
another tree ID?
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mga
wandering
damn....really? lol there's several more that I was going to drop, two of them being huge. :-(
i'll double check. ok...just checked....the callery bark is slightly "rougher" than the cherry, so it looks like I'm good to go....I hope.
it did have that usual cherry tree smell when cutting it. i'll split one today and check the grain
mga
wandering
gotta think if it's worth it or not. keeping the wood while searching for a buyer is extra work.
there's a huge, and I mean huge, black walnut that we're taking down in a couple of days. we tried to find some one interested in the trunk, but so far no takers. the good news is it's in the woods, away from where some one would have put nails or anything in it. i'll measure it this week and maybe post a pic. we planned on cutting the trunk into two long lengths and storing it on limbs until we can find a buyer.
meanwhile, we took down at least 20 more ash trees with more scheduled to be dropped.
I do appreciate all the feed back!!!!!
Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
Looks like Pin Cherry from here Del.
I'm not familiar.
mga
wandering
pin cherry bark....looks like what I have been cutting, but the ones I took down had to be at least 40 feet tall:
was just looking that up.....you might be right based on the bark, but I also found a pic of black cherry....
and there are several trees just like the one in the picture above. when I go back i'll cut one down and check it out.
source:
http://uptreeid.com/Species/cherries.htm
mga
wandering
no. it's smooth and actually tight to the wood and kinda tuff to pull off.
that pin cherry is a better pic I have seen those in my area usually scrubs never bigger the 6" or so and not tall.
not sure what cherry I have that seem to be dying but they look similar to the black cherry flaky looking bark like that
not sure what cherry I have that seem to be dying but they look similar to the black cherry flaky looking bark like that
Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
I wonder if cherry is related to the birch family? What I am calling pin cherry seems quite similar to yellow birch as far as the bark is concerned. Plus the leaves and crown seem to be similar.
Black cherry seems to have a more potatoe chip type of bark. Cherry, unlike birch is a flowering tree.
Black cherry seems to have a more potatoe chip type of bark. Cherry, unlike birch is a flowering tree.
blacklocst
ArboristSite Guru
Looks like Black Birch to me.
mga
wandering
wondered about that too, only because the bark is similar. these cherry trees were tall and straight because they, along with the other trees, are growing in a dense area, and they're all striving for more sun light. the majority of the trees are tall, straight ash. I can get some over 25 feet without a branch coming out.
there are some white birch growing, but the owner wants to keep them and clear out around them. we get a lot of leaners because it's so dense, we just push them over with the front loader and drop them. once we get an area cleared, just drop and cut up. cut so many trees my chains can't keep up.
mga
wandering
interesting. maybe you're right(?)
there's another big one standing. if I go back today, i'll take a close up of it and post it.
damn, learning some thing new every day here!
I guess it's black cherry in at my place, just a second I'll go cut one down and check it out toopin cherry bark....looks like what I have been cutting, but the ones I took down had to be at least 40 feet tall:
was just looking that up.....you might be right based on the bark, but I also found a pic of black cherry....
and there are several trees just like the one in the picture above. when I go back i'll cut one down and check it out.
source:
http://uptreeid.com/Species/cherries.htm
.Just cut that one too and quit messing around.
I agree with the always learning, thanks to everyone for the education, now back to the cutting
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