Green Bradford Pear

[Mike Peace]

This came from a Bradford Pear that was down for about a week when I got and anchorsealed it. It has been in my air conditioned shop about two weeks. I was surprised to see it started sprouting. I guess it wants to be a big bowl when it grows up! :D

[Steve Schlumpf]

That's really cool Mike! Nature can be really amazing!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great pic's Mike. Looks like it wants to grow you some more bowls.

[alex carey]

is that mold on the top?

[Mark Norman]

That's really cool Mike! Nature can be really amazing!


That is amazing isn't it....I would be looking for roots on the bottom of it...

If ya find some, stick it in a hole in the ground and keep it moist:)

[Jeff Nicol]

Mike, I have some cotton wood that is trying to do the same thing, but it is outside getting all of mother natures goodness! Looks like a very nice piece of bradford pear. One question, where does it grow mostly? Is it a planted ornamental tree or just wild? I know we don't have any here naturally in WI. Have fun with it and watch those little sprouts, there may be a monster lurking under the bark!

Jeff

[Mike Peace]

Alex, yes that is mold. I am curious as to how it will affect the color of the wood since Bradford Pear does not really spalt, that I am aware of.

Jeff, Bradford Pear is a popular ornamental around hear because it grows fast. The bad news is after 10-12 years or so, they almost always lose a big limb in a storm which generally requires taking down the tree. It is relatively easy to get. Trunk can get up to 10"-16" or so.

[Jim Becker]

It wants to be a sculpture "as is"....LOL

[steven carter]

Mike,

It looks just like a couple pieces of willow that I recently cut from a tree in a neighbor's yard. His kids and mine used to have a playhouse in the tree so I'm going to try a couple willow bowls. Haven't tried to turn willow before, so I'm not sure what to expect except for comments I've read here about willow being stringy.

Steve

[Chris Stolicky]

Mike,

It looks just like a couple pieces of willow that I recently cut from a tree in a neighbor's yard. His kids and mine used to have a playhouse in the tree so I'm going to try a couple willow bowls. Haven't tried to turn willow before, so I'm not sure what to expect except for comments I've read here about willow being stringy.

Steve

I, too, had the same experience with some willow laying on the ground. I also took a piece and slapped in on the lathe. It was very wet, stringy, and really stunk! That is certainly something I won't attempt again....

[Cody Colston]

I had a chunk of River Birch that I cut back in early spring that had a fresh limb about 1 ft. long growing out of it. I went to take a picture to post here and when I leaned a rake against the chunk for proportion, it fell over and broke off the new limb. Oh well.

Willow is really notorious for growing new shoots from cut-off chunks of the trunk. Even a small limb, if placed in a vase of water, will sprout new shoots.

The champ, though, was Aaron's staff which sprouted, bloomed and grew almonds. ;)