Billy Tallant (sataro) made a beautiful Capri pen from some of my pecan wood. I posted this info about a recent limb loss in his thread but I thought it deserved its own thread.
A few weeks ago, a HUGE limb fell from our oldest & largest pecan tree. This one is between 300-500 years old. The limb was about 50' up and almost 3' in diameter where it broke off. I cut up a half dozen chunks 2-3' long, sealed the ends, and stacked them in my tractor shed and still have about that much laying on the ground. It took most of the day just to cut up & haul off all the small stuff.
Besides some awesome grain and colors in some of this wood, there is also some interesting charred wood from the numerous times this tree has been struck by lightning.
Here's some photos. I'll start cutting up some of this wood & let ya'll know what I have available when the weather gets a bit cooler. There's a lot more here than I'll ever be able to use.
Ed
A few weeks ago, a HUGE limb fell from our oldest & largest pecan tree. This one is between 300-500 years old. The limb was about 50' up and almost 3' in diameter where it broke off. I cut up a half dozen chunks 2-3' long, sealed the ends, and stacked them in my tractor shed and still have about that much laying on the ground. It took most of the day just to cut up & haul off all the small stuff.
Besides some awesome grain and colors in some of this wood, there is also some interesting charred wood from the numerous times this tree has been struck by lightning.
Here's some photos. I'll start cutting up some of this wood & let ya'll know what I have available when the weather gets a bit cooler. There's a lot more here than I'll ever be able to use.
Ed
