Identifying these Eucalypts for potential saw logs.

[KiwiBro]

Hi y'all,

Have been given a stand of gums in a gully to drop. Looks like two types, one of which I'm hoping is a timber species.
I've posted an album in my profile of these gums but here are some pics from it. I'm hopeless at figuring out what gums are what. Can anyone please help?

Thanks.

 

[2dogs]

We have what appears to be the same trees here in Santa Cruz where they are somewhat sacred. The Monarch butterfies use the during migration so it is almost impossible to get a permit to take them down. Nearly any harvest plan approved will draw protesters to the site.

Sometimes they fall down.

Sometimes they catch fire.

Sometimes it takes an MS260 with a 36" bar to buck on up.

 

[ShaneLogs]

I am almost 100% sure that they are not native in your area. I actually think they are from South America. If that helps you any lol.

 

[madhatte]

Sometimes they catch fire.

First 441 I've seen on fireline duty. How's it hold up?

 

[2dogs]

Hatte I hear your question but all I can say is mine worked fine.

 

[madhatte]

Hatte I hear your question but all I can say is mine worked fine.

That's good to hear. Sooner or later, I'm gonna hafta start shifting the work fleet over to newer designs. The 036's are on their last legs, and only the 70cc+ saws are not yet obsolete. Most of what we have are 60cc or less. I'm leery of the Stihl stratos. The VERY little time I have on them wasn't all that impressive and I know I'm gonna be forced to accept them sooner or later; fireline duty is the worst I can throw at 'em, and if they can handle that, things might be OK after all.

 

[2dogs]

That's good to hear. Sooner or later, I'm gonna hafta start shifting the work fleet over to newer designs. The 036's are on their last legs, and only the 70cc+ saws are not yet obsolete. Most of what we have are 60cc or less. I'm leery of the Stihl stratos. The VERY little time I have on them wasn't all that impressive and I know I'm gonna be forced to accept them sooner or later; fireline duty is the worst I can throw at 'em, and if they can handle that, things might be OK after all.

I really like the 441 and ifn you ask Slamm he will lay a full blown love story on you. They are a little heavy but they stay clean and now they can auto-tune. I keep 2 extra plastic air filter cover clips in the saw box but I have never needed one yet. Make sure you get the 3/4 wrap version, well you know that.

 

[madhatte]

Make sure you get the 3/4 wrap version, well you know that.

AS IF

No, really, it's good to hear from more folks (no disrespect to Slamm) that the strato's are making it in the real world. They have a none-too-good reputation in these parts.

 

[imagineero]

identifying euc's with any sort of accuracy needs (at least) close up pictures of the leaves, seed pods and flowers. Photos of the bark only are not that helpful. There are over 700 species of eucalypts, identifying many of them requires a loupe. If you can get closeups of the leaves, seed pods and flowers then you can very likely get an accurate ID.

Shaun

 

[KiwiBro]

identifying euc's with any sort of accuracy needs (at least) close up pictures of the leaves, seed pods and flowers. Photos of the bark only are not that helpful. There are over 700 species of eucalypts, identifying many of them requires a loupe. If you can get closeups of the leaves, seed pods and flowers then you can very likely get an accurate ID.

Shaun

thanks.

Here's a few shots of the two types that seem to predominate in this gully. The first picture is of the straight trunked trees, and the second is of the shallow furrowed barked trees that i don't will be any good for saw logs, but it'll be good to ID them at some stage if possible :

I think I'll leave it up to the sawmill guys to tell me what they think they are as it will be them deciding upon value.

Can't see any seeds or flowers :-(

 

[KiwiBro]

Found seeds.
ID'd these trees as E.Pilularis, and E.Saligna, both worthwhile timber trees. Yehaw. Enough to justify (any excuse will do) a bigger saw and bar/s.