Biggest Hardwood tree

[Gypo Logger]

Has anyone got pictures of any impressive trees? Heres a 4 ft. dia. Walnut, worth about 8,000 U.S.
Gypo

 

[Gypo Logger]

Heres another picture to put the tree into perspective.
Gypo

 

[Gypo Logger]

Im off topic already, heres a piece of iron, my old 1978 JD 540A cable skidder- 100hp of nothing but torque.
John

 

[don]

Tree looks old and smart

How many trees do you know that wear glasses?
This is the first tree I've ever seen wear glasses.

 

[Ralph ND]

Biggest Hardwood

Gypo,

The forestry dept of North Dakota came out and measured one of the Bur Oaks on our property a couple of months ago. It is 12.5 ft around, 83 ft tall and an average spread of 65 ft. It is estimated to be 300 - 400 years old. It is the largest known oak in North Dakota. Sorry I don't have a picture to post. (no camera)

Ralph ND

 

[glens]

John,

Your attachments have been rather well "adjusted" lately.  Thank you very much for saving me the work.

The "perspective" shot makes me wonder if it's still worth 8k US bucks even with the eyebolts, nails, bbs, etc. it's likely sporting in that locale.

I'm wondering, if you don't mind, what's the breakdown on your valuation?

Glen

 

[dbabcock]

Nice pics, John! I see that you've finally found a place to put your glasses other than on the ground under a skidder tire.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hi Glen, although a City tree, it was of perfect form with no visual external defects for at least 32ft. With a tree of this quality buyers would take the chance of any hardware. Veneer mills protect their valuable knives with magnets that detect metal that shuts down the machine.
This particular stem would scale approx 1500 bf., at 6$/ft., it would gross at least 8000.
Gypo

 

[FSburt]

Hey Gypo here's a 82" DBH Red fir being put down by a Stihl 076 with a 42" bar.

 

[mryb]

Just what we need for the East Coast Clearwater...Predator, here comes lunch . Ship 'er east....Rick/Creep

 

[Weatherby]

Lets see ive never posted a picture but lets see what I can do.

This is a White Oak in the middle of a clearcut in the land that I hunt. I measured it at 17' 8" in circumferance.

 

[Weatherby]

And here is a large Yellow Poplar on the same land, different clearcut. This one measured 22' 6" in circumferance. Not too bad for North Carolina.

 

[Weatherby]

Here is another view of that poplar, it forks at about 50 feet and as you can see not a bad place for a deer stand, although you need a gun that shoots pretty flat to hunt it.

 

[Weatherby]

I guess i may have to attach the file.

 

[Ryan Willock]

thats quite a poplar you have there weatherby, lets see now poplars at $70 per ton right now sooo......got any more that size??? wanna cut'em??

 

[bwalker]

lets see now poplars at $70 per ton right now sooo......

Ryan, Who are you selling your wood too for that price? I assume its to a pulp mill, but that seems awful expensive for pulp.

 

[Ryan Willock]

triangle forest products in mebane NC. and thats for grade poplar

 

[Gypo Logger]

I find the glasses look cooler on a tree than they do under a skidder tire.
Anywho, I was firewooding again today.
John

 

[Gypo Logger]

More firewood.
John

 

[Sethro]

John
Do you know any of the guys from Matland Transport. Seth