Hardwood Heaven

[svk]

Took a walk around the camp property and got some pics this afternoon.

American elm we cut last summer.


Some nasty PI


A bunch of sugar maple that died from root compaction and a big red elm.

Mockernut hickory

Black birch




Not sure which species of acorn.


Ironwood

More sugar maple


Black cherry

 

[svk]

White oak

One of the nicer red oaks


And another


One of the biggest ironwood on the property.


Heck of a birch

Big old oak. I believe it's a chestnut.

First fire in the pellet stove in their nature barn building.


I caught two mice by hand in the barn.

 

[svk]

Took a long damn time to get things going but kicking heat now!

 

[unclemoustache]

Nice pics! Wish I had some acreage with woods. There's some for sale now and again around here, but it's around $5k/acre.

 

[svk]

This place is owned by catholic charities. I'd love to have this kind of timber!

 

[zogger]

I like the tree with the instrument cluster...

 

[svk]

I like the tree with the instrument cluster...

I think those are led flood lights lol

 

[svk]

I believe there are a few shagbarks on the property too but I didn't see any yesterday.

 

[lindnova]

Where is that? Doesn't look like northern MN.

 

[amberg]

Like the pictures. looks like some good saw logs in there, esp. the red oak. lot of fire wood laying there.

 

[Oldman47]

Acorn looks like a red oak. White oak acorns are longer. Shingle oak acorns the central part almost disappears in a short cap and are almost always found paired. Burr oak has the fringe around the edge of the cap.

 

[Guswhit]

I think he said he was headed to New York and wanted help for a charity cut there tomorrow?

 

[svk]

I think he said he was headed to New York and wanted help for a charity cut there tomorrow?

Correct. Near Albany.

 

[svk]

Where is that? Doesn't look like northern MN.

Upstate NY just east of Albany.

 

[johnnylabguy]

Nice pics and a nice day it looks like! Funny how that last pic gives me the willies... I've had everything from snakes, gerbils, hamsters, lizards, and even a tarantula as pets in my life but an unexpected wild field mouse still makes me jump out of my skin! If one gets in the house I won't sleep until it's dead! I still don't have a reasonable explanation for it but I think it has to do with a brother who woke up once with one sitting on his chest in bed! I love my outdoor cat btw

 

[Marshy]

Nice pics! Wish I had some acreage with woods. There's some for sale now and again around here, but it's around $5k/acre.

Omg, and I thought $1K/ acre was high.

 

[Erik B]

Omg, and I thought $1K/ acre was high.

If you want to buy a 3 acre lot around here you should be prepared to pay somewhere around 10K per acre. Sewer, water and all utilities are extra.

 

[beentown]

Farmland here is $10k or more depending if it has been tiled and building lots are $30k per acre. Ridiculous.

 

[Erik B]

Farmland here is $10k or more depending if it has been tiled and building lots are $30k per acre. Ridiculous.

People keep telling me no more land is being made so the price goes up

 

[johnnylabguy]

People keep telling me no more land is being made so the price goes up

It's not an infinite resource that's for sure! We have $10K/acre farmland here too. I felt like I stole my 13 acre woodlot a few years back at 2500/acre. Of course the seed, fertilizer, and taxes have all doubled since for the farmers(me too on taxes) so they make sure we can never get ahead! Ah, greed. No wonder I enjoy a quiet day in the woods!