One uuuuuuuugggllly Douglas-fir

Roger_Barnett

Roger_Barnett

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Wonder if any of you have ever seen a fir this grotesque? Gerry? Reminds me a bit of some of the gnarly Monterey cypress that I saw on my Cali trip....or of some cedrus atlantica.

These images are from my fancy schmancy Samsung cell phone...not bad, the ones that are focused.

We set aside all the branch wood over 3-4"...prolly a good 3/4 cord! That would have chipped up into at least 6 yards of chips to add to the 40 yards or so that we produced!!! That total did include two more normal firs, prolly two yards and four yards each of chips.

Freaking amazingly gnarly tree...the limbs, as you can see, were spaced almost on top of each other at the bottom, and finally becoming spaced by a foot or so..but, until the top 25 feet or so, they all went up at 30-60 degree angles.....

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Re: On uuuuuuuugggllly Douglas-fir

Who's that in the picture, Roger? Is that you? I never know what people on here look like, because of having all that PPE on covering their mugs.

That was a very special tree.
 
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Looks like someone planted a tree without untying the branches.


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Who's that in the picture, Roger? Is that you? I never know what people on here look like, because of having all that PPE on covering their mugs.

That was a very special tree.

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Gee, that looks like Andy (Lakeside), lol.

How is Andy, do you see him anymore?
 
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Tom, even the top had close branch spacing...but most came out at typical 90 degrees to vertical. I haven't a clue what made the tree grow like that. Though often an open grown fir will have close branch spacing...they usually don't angle upwards.

The youngster is me, Winch.

Adkpk, Andy's been hired by an old biz associate to help them with their growing company....including construction design and implementation. He's had a busy 6 months, but is being paid handsomely.

And doing some work around the lake. Told me about a cottonwood that had a lean, so he put a chain and binder on it. But it was marshy, and when it fell, it made one humungous splash...... his neighbor Jake is now out one binder and chain...as it's half buried in the mud.
 
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Told me about a cottonwood that had a lean, so he put a chain and binder on it. But it was marshy, and when it fell, it made one humungous splash...... his neighbor Jake is now out one binder and chain...as it's half buried in the mud.

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OMG, I've done that with a cottonwood too. Took all the branches off, topped it and dropped it in a wet area on the hill above my house. Next day I wondered what all the little globs were on the roof. It was mud from the splash the spar made when it belly flopped.

Thanks, Roger, good to hear Andy's got something going. Sure seemed like a real smart guy. Take care yourself and keep that camera clicking. No need for you to keep your day job. lol
 
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Hey Roger as a 3 year greenie in the arb buiz I read and study the posts by you veterans. I have really grown from treebuzz and some days I can't wait to read the daily new posts. You guys are a wealth of knowledge and I admire your dedication to passing that knowledge on. You can't keep what you have unless you give it away. Keep posting and thank you very much. Paul from down in the tropics where the sun shines sometimes too much.
 
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RB, nice work on the DF, yea, very funny looking, but only a face a mother could love!!...lol
 
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