Alder, Alder, Alder

[slowp]

I have cedar of many ages and many second or third growth sizes growing here. I wish I would have noticed that one is a candelabra prior to building the house. The largest is probably--I'm guesstimating 24 inches diameter and
looks 70 to 80 feet tall.

I planted 5 Incense Cedars in one area. They are also doing well. They all look happy and healthy.

I worried about one of the native cedars after the maple next to it died and was cut down, but it too seems to be doing well.

 

[OlympicYJ]

Very nice slowp! I like having different species in yards... not much of a flower guy lol I do like ferns and bear grass though

 

[slowp]

I was just out picking noxious weed berries and must change some details. The alder seedlings that sprouted last year and I moved are waist high.

My cedars I planted have put on good growth almost doubling in size since March. I do weedwhack around them.

I have also had good luck moving our native ferns around and the shamrock stuff that I can't ever remember the name of, is going gangbusters. I'll move some more of it around--it makes good groundcover. Just 3 sprigs that I planted last year are now covering a 2x3 strip.

 

[northmanlogging]

Thankee Olympic I'll have to find a copy of that and d douglas dent professional timber falling. Despite outward appearances I'm actually a very strong reader... Its my hand writing that has allot to be desired... Some of the techno mumbo jumbo is really just Latin and not to hard to figure out, its charts and diagrams that leave me drooling and blank eyed.

 

[Metals406]

I was just out picking noxious weed berries and must change some details. The alder seedlings that sprouted last year and I moved are waist high.

My cedars I planted have put on good growth almost doubling in size since March. I do weedwhack around them.

I have also had good luck moving our native ferns around and the shamrock stuff that I can't ever remember the name of, is going gangbusters. I'll move some more of it around--it makes good groundcover. Just 3 sprigs that I planted last year are now covering a 2x3 strip.

That's Yellow Wood Sorrel. . . Janimay accidentally gave me some, in with one of those Cedars from the GTG. Three heart shaped leaves are the giveaway.

It's very hard to get rid of, and like you say, makes great ground cover. I've noted it sends off shooters just like strawberries will do.

It's pretty tasty to snack on (lemon bite to it) and real high in vitamin C. I guess it makes pretty dang good tea too. You can also put it in yer salad I guess.

 

[Cedarkerf]

Back in the late 90s I was bucking fir into fire wood and sending Alder to the mill was a wierd twist having grown up here and fir being the crop tree. Anybody needs any Red cedars it grows like weeds in our yard as well as Alder

 

[OlympicYJ]

Thankee Olympic I'll have to find a copy of that and d douglas dent professional timber falling. Despite outward appearances I'm actually a very strong reader... Its my hand writing that has allot to be desired... Some of the techno mumbo jumbo is really just Latin and not to hard to figure out, its charts and diagrams that leave me drooling and blank eyed.

Hey there have been and are some very smart men that don't write well. Einstein wasn't very good at calculus if I remember correctly lol Hey I have problems with latin but the charts and graphs aren't too bad. Guess I'm more of a visual person haha

 

[northmanlogging]

No sweat, I tried reading the Machinery's Handbook at work cover to cover once...its in the neighborhood of 3000 pages and very dry with lots of graphs and diagrams, needless to say I was very bored that week

 

[slowp]

That's Yellow Wood Sorrel. . . Janimay accidentally gave me some, in with one of those Cedars from the GTG. Three heart shaped leaves are the giveaway.

It's very hard to get rid of, and like you say, makes great ground cover. I've noted it sends off shooters just like strawberries will do.

It's pretty tasty to snack on (lemon bite to it) and real high in vitamin C. I guess it makes pretty dang good tea too. You can also put it in yer salad I guess.

No, no heart shaped leaves. My stuff is a sorel, but has shamrocks for leaves. I read where the stems and roots are edible, but eating too much will upset the tummy. It likes to grow in the shade. I dug it up from a shady spot and transplanted it to the north side of the house. Now, I want more. It crowds out the weeds pretty good.

I'll have to take some pictures of the native fauna that I've messed with.

 

[madhatte]

The individual leaflets on the shamrocks are heart-shaped. It's genus Oxalis. It's tasty stuff but contains Oxalic acid which somehow messes up calcium uptake, so should be consumed sparingly. On the other hand, spinach contains Oxalic acid as well, so who knows.

 

[Metals406]

No, no heart shaped leaves. My stuff is a sorel, but has shamrocks for leaves. I read where the stems and roots are edible, but eating too much will upset the tummy. It likes to grow in the shade. I dug it up from a shady spot and transplanted it to the north side of the house. Now, I want more. It crowds out the weeds pretty good.

I'll have to take some pictures of the native fauna that I've messed with.

Sounds like maybe Oxalis oregana (Redwood sorrel)?

The individual leaflets on the shamrocks are heart-shaped. It's genus Oxalis. It's tasty stuff but contains Oxalic acid which somehow messes up calcium uptake, so should be consumed sparingly. On the other hand, spinach contains Oxalic acid as well, so who knows.

Yup, it's neat stuff! There are others besides spinach that have Oxalic acid as well, and we eat a lot of it. From my research, it's a guess that it can mess with you, and you have to consume a lot of it too.

The stuff in the pots I got from Janimay is starting to produce yellow flowers, so I can only assume it's Oxalis suksdorfii (western yellow woodsorrel).

 

[madhatte]

From this side of the Cascades? Most likely O. oreganis, I'd think.

 

[slowp]

This is what I have, I think...

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[badhabit]

As a fellow resident in the PNW I very much enjoy reading your guys' comments and stories regarding logging in the region.

My family and I are currently doing a bit of this ourselves right now and are sitting on about 20 cord or so of wood so far with no stop in the action. Just wish we could get some of it seasoned a bit quicker :msp_biggrin:

I must say my current favorite tree to get right now is Madrone. Love the dark red look of it and it burns really hot.

I'll post some pics up in a bit. Currently located in the Willamette Valley in Oregon.

 

[GASoline71]

Just knocked down 3 weeds yesterday... largest one was one of the biggest Alders I've seen in quite some time... 33" at the stump. After I murdered it, I cut the stump low and we counted the rings. I counted 88. Most I've ever counted in an Alder. All I had to do was fall 'em and buck 'em... my girlfriend's son and a couple of his buddies yarded out the rounds and split and stacked it. Glad there was some young 'uns there.

I havested the weeds on my new chunk of property I now own. Looks like I might need a big 4X4 quad to help yard the stuff out when the young 'uns ain't around. Or buy a pellet stove!

Gary

 

[slowp]

A friend is having alder logged as I type. I can't get good pictures because there are too many non alder trees left standing in the way.

There is a Fire TRK on the unit and a cat handy along with the fact that the unit is bordered by road and pasture so they got a waiver to be able to cut on our level 3 days.

The alder market sounds quite good right now.

 

[GASoline71]

The small stand of Alder I have has a few really nice large, tall and straight spars. Would make excellent saw logs. But... They'll eventually succumb to the 044 for firewood.

Gary

 

[Metals406]

That's an impressive size and age fer an Alder!

 

[H 2 H]

I'm at 6 weed's this week (taking lunch break now) and 3 weed's this morning

Tough part is splitting them and hauling to the wood shed

Nothing really old tho; I'll count the rings when I go back up there this afternoon

 

[madhatte]

I've got a weekend alder job coming up at a friend's place. Gonna wait til the leaves fall to take some weight off of 'em. Heavy hangers, driveway and fence, the usual. I'll get firewood, beer, and dinner out of the deal.