Burls

[Cody Colston]

It seems to me that burls are pretty common in the northern areas of the country but they are as scarce as hen's teeth in the South. Does anyone know why this is the case? Climate?, predominant tree species?, Yankees?

[Dennis Ford]

I have seen a number of large burls on post oak trees, red oak burls are much prettier but not common. Crepe myrtle burls seem common but are very small. I think pine burls are rare, I know where a large one is but it is on National forest land. I suspect North vs South may be a case of the grass being greener on the other side of the fence.

[Greg Bender]

cody,
I think it has more to do with what tree's you have around you cause we have lots of burls here in NC. Quite the variety too.