Al Smith
Addicted to ArboristSite
I took down a tree,growing over a house,2 years ago.I didn't have a clue what it was.My arborist friend told me it was a male mulberry.Hmm,I said to myself.I sliced and diced it,and threw the wood in a pile.Several days ago I tried to split a piece,hard as a rock.I then discovered it is related to Osage orange,that explains it.With the help of my 5 pound splitting axe,I got some split,to find it is yellow in color,like a locust,hmm.The growth rings are about 3/4" wide,which would normally indicate soft wood,not in this case.I thought a picture would be nice because I doubt many people have seen mulberry wood,including myself.It's the yellow stuff,at the front of the wheelbarrow,the other is hickory.