651 days ago
by jfk4032 |
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Hey LJers,
I’ve been reading up on Bradford Pear trees after a neighbor gave me two large sections of one of his trees recently knocked down by Hurricane Irene. The larger piece is 13-16’ diameter, 26” high and weighs 138 lbs wet. The smaller one is 13-14” diameter, 22” high and weighs 125 lbs wet. Seems this happens frequently with this species getting knocked down in high winds. I’ve also read that it is a favorite of wood turners.
They are extr...
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793 days ago
by DocT |
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While I have been posting duplicate posts of my blog Discovering Wood here at LJ, I have decided to post a text only version here. I try to post picture heavy blogs, and the extra time involved in re-posting the pics is frankly not a good use of time. Please visit Discovering Wood the complete post with pictures.
Bradford Pear
I apologize for the infrequent posts, but I’ve been doing a great deal of research lately. I am still trying to wrap my head around the statistical information...
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