Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[zogger]

Went for a looksee after the whopper storm last night and this morning early, but no big trees down. Almost flooded the fields though. At around six we had a windgust that I was thinking when it started, oh crap not another tornado..the cabin shook, but then it died down to just big wind and rain. Still spooky though, I have ptsd, post tornado stress disorder after getting hit twice here already... be that as it may, a few flood pics, and a good link for news/pics of storms across the south, still headed towards the carolinas.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3461180/Deep-South-lashed-severe-storms-high-winds.html

 

[svk]

Went for a looksee after the whopper storm last night and this morning early, but no big trees down. Almost flooded the fields though. At around six we had a windgust that I was thinking when it started, oh crap not another tornado..the cabin shook, but then it died down to just big wind and rain. Still spooky though, I have ptsd, post tornado stress disorder after getting hit twice here already... be that as it may, a few flood pics, and a good link for news/pics of storms across the south, still headed towards the carolinas.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3461180/Deep-South-lashed-severe-storms-high-winds.html

More importantly, did all of the "cluckeraptors" weather the storm safely?

I heard from a friend in Natchez that it was pretty bad there too.

 

[zogger]

More importantly, did all of the "cluckeraptors" weather the storm safely?

I heard from a friend in Natchez that it was pretty bad there too.

Ya, they are ok. Their coop/WS loft apartment is built like the cabin, old heartpine (was the original barn, I am guessing built around the same time frame). Dang great wood! You got to hit a nail real dang square to get it in without bending.

The assault quackers are digging it, their ditch floods out great and they go floating/swimming around in it.

 

[beentown]

Not scrounging anytime soon....we are about 4 foot high and flowing.

 

[chipper1]

Sadly I drive past mile after mile of forest around here that is in desperate need of some work but no one want u on their land even if u r were a Forester and it was all volunteer work.

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We have ash trees laying everywhere around here. It's sad, and they will be worthless if nothing is done right away, and many are already punky.
Within the next 5 yrs we will have very few ash trees left and most will be on the ground rotting.
People know they are dying and won't let you on their property here either

 

[svk]

EAB is 100 miles south of my cabin now. I'm assuming it will be there soon as we do not get sustained -40 temps (the temp which eab larva dies) enough to prevent the spread.

We only have black ash as a native species but there are also other species in towns. I'm curious what is going to grow in swampland once the ash die.

I have my eyes on a few ash burls that will be coming home once the trees die.

 

[Fordhighboy1]

I guess one up side to the trees roting is they will return any absorbed minerals and nutrients to the area they came from thereby feterlizing what remains if there is any remaining

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[Fordhighboy1]

And dead ash trunks is always where I find the most morels along with around cottonwoods

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[svk]

Seems strange to me but makes sense. Our maples are what chokes everything else out here. The last silver I cut was +40"

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Do you have silver maples growing in the wild? I have only encountered them as yard trees.

 

[svk]

And dead ash trunks is always where I find the most morels along with around cottonwoods

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That is one hobby that I'd really like to take up.

 

[beentown]

Do you have silver maples growing in the wild? I have only encountered them as yard trees.

Yes, especially in river bottoms and field edges.

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[MustangMike]

Did someone say ALL OAK!!! OK, so these were all previously posted, but I can't cut now, too busy!

This is all drying for next year! (at 2 locations)

 

[farmer steve]

Everybody wants all oak but i sell a mix of oak ash maple hard and silver hickory hackberry elm black locust and occasionally walnut because no one will pay the price for pure oak loads unless it is to the guy wiht the s10 who is delivering a seasoned with the leaves on cord cut split and delivered on demand did i mention it is a seasoned cord

i see people selling all oak and/or people requesting all oak. i try and mix some ash and or maple in with the oak to stretch it.
EDIT: i don't sell the hickory or black locust for obvious reasons.

 

[MustangMike]

Some of the last loads I sold last year were all White Oak, that is also hard to beat!

 

[Oldmaple]

We have ash trees laying everywhere around here. It's sad, and they will be worthless if nothing is done right away, and many are already punky.
Within the next 5 yrs we will have very few ash trees left and most will be on the ground rotting.
People know they are dying and won't let you on their property here either

I was looking for a new spot in my woods for a tree stand. Found the spot, started looking around, Ash Ash, Ash. Going to be a depressing place to hunt in the next few years.

 

[farmer steve]

Some of the last loads I sold last year were all White Oak, that is also hard to beat!

that's about all i have been cutting on my latest across the street scrounge. like i posted earlier the loggers took all the big stuff. love that white oak.

 

[svk]

Yes, especially in river bottoms and field edges.

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That would be cool to see.

 

[JustJeff]

Be flames comin out the chimney with these hunks of sugar maple.

 

[Ryan Groat]

Thanks for all of the suggestions for trees. I have quite a few good ideas of what I am going to do.

For those of you that run grapples, what are things that you like and do not like. I am working on a design and will potentially be building it. I haven't quite figured out how much id use it.

Here is a picture of my base

 

[JustJeff]

Got er choked back. It'll burn all night like this. Betcha can't guess what's on tv. Lol.