Rick Prosser
10-09-2011, 11:39 PM
Recently milled a log that had very interesting grain, but I don't know what kind of tree it might be.
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The sapwood is generally creamy white in coloration, with a narrow section of dark brown with light streaks heartwood. This specimen has some wild grain compared to another log I milled. It seems to be a softer wood - not as hard as oak or maple.
The leaves look like this (I think it is evergreen):
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And the bark looks like this (very thick and quilt-like, much "puffier" than oak bark. Not stringy like cedar):
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The tree grows tall like the red oak and maples I have here, but seems to prefer the wetter boggy areas.
It has white flowers similar to magnolia (smells like magnolia), but smaller. Can't find the photo...
Does Magnolia grow as a tree?
I am in the Midlands of SC in very sandy soil.
209647
The sapwood is generally creamy white in coloration, with a narrow section of dark brown with light streaks heartwood. This specimen has some wild grain compared to another log I milled. It seems to be a softer wood - not as hard as oak or maple.
The leaves look like this (I think it is evergreen):
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And the bark looks like this (very thick and quilt-like, much "puffier" than oak bark. Not stringy like cedar):
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The tree grows tall like the red oak and maples I have here, but seems to prefer the wetter boggy areas.
It has white flowers similar to magnolia (smells like magnolia), but smaller. Can't find the photo...
Does Magnolia grow as a tree?
I am in the Midlands of SC in very sandy soil.