Drying Green Wood . . . or not

I’d run out and plant it! It wants to live.

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

Druid long time no see. Great to have you back around. And no I would not have expected that. Go stick it in a flower bed and see what happens.

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com

John,

It appears that you’ve been blessed with a “Greenwood Thumb”.

A while back I made a ‘Reflecting Bench’, as I refered to it shortly after retirement, from willows cut near a pond.

It sat in the grass, in the shade of a large Oak tree and after about 6 weeks started sprouting leaves. I took this as an omen to get busy planning and spend less time sitting and reflecting.

Still smiling at the future. – Len

-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.

its like the grass in my driveway. I can’t kill it, but the lawn is a completely different story.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

Sounds like I am providing some amusement to all of you, and that’s good. So, I’ve gone with your suggestions, and the piece has now been planted near the edge of the stream that runs behind our home. Next we will see just how serious it is about growing.
Dave – I’ve been here, just not as active as I should be. Workshop is being revamped so I expect to be posting more often. Thanks.

-- John, British Columbia, Canada

John it will make you some fine syrup one day.

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com

UPDATE – I did try to give it a chance, but . . . Sorry Dave, there’s no maple syrup coming from this piece. It definitely did not make a comeback. :(

-- John, British Columbia, Canada

Oh well you tried.

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com