jonathan evans
11-10-2009, 9:35 PM
I know it's hard to identify wood, esp. by pictures only, but . . . I brought home a small sample log section from a huge tree that fell not far from here. I wanted to see what was inside to consider maybe going back with a trailer & hauling a larger section of the main bole to my friend's Wood-Mizer to saw up. When I got it home & split it, I couldn't believe the consistent bright yellow sapwood. I mean almost fluorescent yellow. The heartwood btw is gone -- it apparently rotted from the inside. But the wood itself is solid, no fungus or spalting in evidence. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I need to go back & get a picture of the downed trunk: pretty dark bark, a little knobby and moderately fissured. The pictures I've attached don't do justice to how bright yellow it really is. I've got one photo of part of the remaining bark, which fell off when I split it. The tree has been down for probably 6 to 9 months, but it's not lying on the ground -- the main trunk is still partly attached to the stump. It's huge -- probably almost 3 feet in diameter a couple feet off the ground. I live in Athens, Ga.
Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evans