To dark to see, what you got...?
Frank, I would also be interested in odd shrubbery wood fines. Please put me in line after Brian, thanks.
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To dark to see, what you got...?
Frank, I would also be interested in odd shrubbery wood fines. Please put me in line after Brian, thanks.
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Glad you are happy.
I have had some nice results w holly root - let it sit for a year or two, and it sort of gets grey/blue running through the white (what's the opposite of kiln drying - damp rotting?). Then splits like crazy, but there is still some good in there. But not worth paying to ship, because my yield is something like two blanks per stump.
The one I would trade a lot for is rhododendron - more root wad than ball, but I had a bunch of it a few years back and now that I have figured out how to make it look cool, I haven't run across more.
But yeah, pretty much anything off the wall I am curious about and would be glad to make it worth your time.
I have had some nice results w holly root - let it sit for a year or two, and it sort of gets grey/blue running through the white (what's the opposite of kiln drying - damp rotting?). Then splits like crazy, but there is still some good in there. But not worth paying to ship, because my yield is something like two blanks per stump.
The one I would trade a lot for is rhododendron - more root wad than ball, but I had a bunch of it a few years back and now that I have figured out how to make it look cool, I haven't run across more.
But yeah, pretty much anything off the wall I am curious about and would be glad to make it worth your time.
Red palm and African blackwood so both dark to start with.... They were my return from lilac sent to Brian. Will be glad to roll whatever I find in front of you folks here. (Unless of course, I cant live without it)
not very often. Because we live here and pull these about 3 to 4 jobs a year so far.Opposite of kiln drying is inducing spalt. Or farming mushrooms
...We may be in luck, I am on one right now that may have a rhododendron/ azalea bush to come out. This is a middling older planting so I am expecting a decent root mass due to pruning. Wont know till we get that plant pulled I reckon, but it is an evergreen that looks like our suspect to me.
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That sounds great to me - let me know!
They run deep, at least the old ones.
They run deep, at least the old ones.
"Pollitt studio (brain scan) "is a beautiful work in rhododendron burl.
Not a rhododendron. Also home owner suddenly seems to be attached to this one. However, friend is tearing out his fence row in the city so I am hoping for some cool stuff. Fence row looks about 25 to 30 yr old
Looked at a yard last week to ID plants for new owners, was surprised to see an 8" @ 2' high, diameter lilac. I asked if I could take a picture, was no at time. He has to check with wife....
Daa-ang! So you can ID them but no photos? What did they pay you? Next time tell them you need to photo that one and return with an id....?
Good point, that would have worked... High school classmate, charged him a few 1 pound cheese burgers with fries and beer in the back yard. He said he'd pay later, when snow was gone and weather was warmer. His wife is very private. She wanted to cut down a $4K magnolia until I appraised it and told them what is was... Another house I just did a property cleanup at 2 months ago, retired city couple bought it and cut down a 200 year old apple week one there (last week). They thought it was dead. They are from Puerto Rico, so not sure they can read deciduous trees to well....so be it.Daa-ang! So you can ID them but no photos? What did they pay you? Next time tell them you need to photo that one and return with an id....?
Ouch
That yellow cedar is awesome!