Biggest Hardwood tree

[woodsjunkie]

Hi,
I've been cutting a bit of fire wood my self (with a little help from my frend)

 

[Grateful11]

At what height do measure a tree? I seem to recall 3ft from the ground. We've got an Oak I think I'll measure this weekend.
Grateful

 

[StIhL MaGnUm]

Grateful it's 4'5" otherwise known as Diameter at Breast Height

Later Rob..

 

[user 2993]

What if you're 4' tall?
Gypo, the limbs of that walnut are probably about the size of many smaller walnut trees around here that are harvested for common lumber. Are the limbs of a tree like that sent to the mill, or are they left as slash? Seems like an awful lot of good wood just in them.
George

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hi George, although limbs are generally used as firewood or left as slash, ocassionaly they are sold as veneer.
Just last year the Asians were buying any log down to 8" dia. and 6' long. They were paying 1$/ft. U.S. This was a one time shot though and the market dried up in 6 months.
John

 

[StIhL MaGnUm]

George if your only 4' tall then I guess you got yourself a small problem you'll need a step stool...So instead of 4'5" for you it would be roughly 3' give or take a little either way..

Later Rob..

 

[user 2993]

Actually, I'm 6'4", but my breasts sag.
Bet some portable sawmillers would love to find some slash like that. But you know, right place, right time, etc.
Wish there were still trees like these around here.
Thanks,
George

 

[BTSchmidt]

Big Trees

While not hardwood, we have some big'ns here in Washington.

Here is a link to one of my favorite big tree spots.

http://www.nps.gov/mora/trail/grove.htm

Thought some of you would find it interesting.

 

[logcutter429]

Heres a nice one , there is a few bigger on this job, didnt measure it yet bet its 25" at the stump.

 

[logcutter429]

Heres another one.

 

[Grateful11]

Well I got around to measuring that tree. It's a Pin Oak, there a silo nearby that's about 68ft. high and it's at least 20-30ft. taller than it. For comparsion that's an 8" Stihl wedge and a 20 oz. drink bottle. It measures 185" around at 4 1/2' to 5' off the ground. I think that converts to 59" across.
Grateful

Big! Pin Oak

Whole Tree Pic

I tried to do a regular attachment but it didn't work, this link works fine though.

 

[Grateful11]

Come on, no more big Hardwoods pics? I thought sure someone would beat mine.
Grateful

 

[treeclimber165]

OK, some here have seen this picture before. This is the last cut from my first crane removal about 10-12 years ago. 35 ton crane. The stump cut had been finished, this is when the crane picked up the trunk.

 

[treeclimber165]

Here's the trunk in the dump truck. The driver refused to let us load another smaller log with it. He was full with just the one piece.

 

[treeclimber165]

Here's a different oak tree several years later. I'm at about 20'-25' and the saw is a Husky 3120XP with 48" bar.

These aren't squat compared to Graeme's latest pictures. Check out the 'general apology' thread in the climbers forum. THAT man has removed some BIG trees!

 

[Gypo Logger]

Nice job Brian. Heres an Elm tree in Toronto at the Exibition Grounds. It looks to be about 25' around, cause I cant spell circumpherance.
John

 

[bwalker]

Most of the elms in MI succomed to dutch elm years ago.

 

[treeclimber165]

I hope Graeme doesn't mind my linking his pictures. These are too good to not share.
http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=68039

http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=68043

 

[bwalker]

You wouldnt catch me climbing up that trunk. I dont care what the pay was. I can imagine the trunk takeing you for a ride as it sways back and forth after its top is cut. Not fun IMO.

 

[Ryan Willock]

Brian, can you "clean" those pics up and enlarge them???