We've had this big Apple tree right in front of the house. Every year it drops hundreds of little apples that rot (because you can't keep up with them). Then the bees come. It is a real pain in the neck. We finally decided to take it down. Apple is good firewood. It has a really nice smell when you burn it. So we spent half a day taking it down.
The stump is about 2.5' in diameter where it is cut. It was a pretty big tree. I saved some of the trunk. It is beautiful wood. I think I am going to cut it into 2" slabs and use it for something (end tables?). It is too pretty to burn.
Apple is really gnarly. There are no straight runs of branch or trunk. That is why you don't see Apple boards. It was a real chore cutting it up and hauling it to the splitting pile.
It splits very readily. We have a bunch of Bing Cherry that a neighbor asked me to take down (OK. I'll drop'em, but I get to keep'em). Now that is some hard wood to split. It burns better than about anything else that grows up here, but it will give you quite a workout getting it to the stove. The Apple just pops apart when you hit it with the maul. The boys like to split it because it is very gratifying to see logs split on the first swing. Paul Bunyon and all.
The stump is about 2.5' in diameter where it is cut. It was a pretty big tree. I saved some of the trunk. It is beautiful wood. I think I am going to cut it into 2" slabs and use it for something (end tables?). It is too pretty to burn.
Apple is really gnarly. There are no straight runs of branch or trunk. That is why you don't see Apple boards. It was a real chore cutting it up and hauling it to the splitting pile.
It splits very readily. We have a bunch of Bing Cherry that a neighbor asked me to take down (OK. I'll drop'em, but I get to keep'em). Now that is some hard wood to split. It burns better than about anything else that grows up here, but it will give you quite a workout getting it to the stove. The Apple just pops apart when you hit it with the maul. The boys like to split it because it is very gratifying to see logs split on the first swing. Paul Bunyon and all.
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Ok greg....I can sense your thoughts on that glorious day,"hmmm, I have this high power chainsaw; what can I cut?"
Then, down comes the apple tree!
Good thing it was there or the carport might've come tumbling down!
I am kind of running out of trees to drop. The neighbors have trees, though, and they're going on vacation soon......
By the way; there are no carports here. Because of the snow, you have to have a garage if you want dry parking.
.........And who the hec is Isaac???
The inventor of the fig newton. Duh!
Holy Smoke! I can't believe I missed that reference! Me, the guy with a masters degree in physics. When I realized it I laughed so hard I couldn't type. That's some heavy humor!
No. Just a light audience. Hey, by the way. A tentative date for our trip home. Kaye and the boys will be flying down on July 22 and flying back on July 30. I am flying down on July 26 and flying back on Aug 1. You may disseminate this information.
Greg didn't bother to mention that I pulled the tree down with my awesome power.
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