What are the "cool" logs in Texas

[stumpy]

I'm visiting my son who lives in Plano, Texas(near Dallas). I was thinking of taking my trailer along ad bringing back some logs that we don't have up here in Wisconsin.  I build Live edge custom furniture.  What are some woods that I should have him look for.  I especially like woods with character (crotches mainly)

[buzzegray]

Good idea. You're going anyway, why not drag a trailer. It should be fun to try another type of wood. I'll remember that idea next time I take the burb on a trip. The mileage doesn't seem to change if there is a trailer on the back,  full or empty. Thanks for the idea.

[4speed]

Mesquite? I use it to smoke my briskets. I've heard it is hard to work with, but it is beautiful wood.

[Texas Ranger]

Pretty much what you have in Wisconsin, as far as hardwoods, the southern pines are different.  Mesquite is probably not in abundance in Plano, more a westerly species.  Nothing comes to mind as far as outstanding species, kind of a treasure hunting situation.

[okmulch]

Might look for some ash juniper. I know we have run into it in south Oklahoma. It is a twisty, gnarly wood.

[pineywoods]

Cypress, persimon, sweetgum, black gum, honey locust, pecan, eastern red cedar, and a big chunk of good ole southern yellow pine, preferably a knotty lightered loblolly. ;D

[Jay C. White Cloud]

Perhaps a Holly...

[LeeB]

Cedar elm, hackberry, mountain juniper, pecan,live oak if you want to torment your self.

[1woodguy]

  As large as Texas is and the change from one area to another got to be tons of great logs and if we include the nonnatives  who knows
I would love to have a sample of each and every one.
 
  Be sure to get a big ol Pecan the state tree

[Sawmill Man]

Don't forget osage orange, Wisconsin might not have much of that.

[stumpy]

OK, Thanks for all the suggestions.  Now, does anyone have any contacts down there where I could get a few logs?

[j-dland]

Got my eye on some pin oak crotches in the river bottom by my house.Cut this from some firewood that was in the way of acsess to em   

 

[j-dland]

Sorry didn't finish that post,any way theres a coupla pin oaks with crotches just waitin to be got ,not good live edge tho cause been layin since Rita.Big tho.You make it to south east Texas 6 Hours south of Plano,might take you on a little adventure.Got quite a bit of ERC character wood layin around the yard.Been tryin to shake up the market in live edge and character around here.Dimensional just gets so boring .If interested let me know.Know its out of your way ,I recon adventures are priceless.

  Just a taste of live edge character cedar