Tornado logs

[pineywoods]

The flood of logs from tornado downed trees has started. Neighbor brought 3 nice logs from one blown down shortleaf pine. All 21 feet long from the same tree. 14 inch butt, little end of the top log was 10 inches. Thats only 4 inches of taper in 60 feet. Wanted 2X6 's.









No twisters here, but we got some pretty nasty straight line winds, lots of trees up-rooted.

Side note, the DanG wind shook all the fruit off my mayhaw trees.
The ground is covered with it.

[LOGDOG]

Thanks for sharing the pics Piney. Logs that long and straight, with that little taper would make nice poles.

It's a shame all that mayhaw fruit ended up on the ground. Do you make preserves with those? My wife and I have considered palnting mayhaws on our place. I had an old timer tell me that they can really handle wet ground well. Is that the case?

[Magicman]

Yes, storms and pine beetles are bad for landowners, but business for us.

[pineywoods]

It's a shame all that mayhaw fruit ended up on the ground. Do you make preserves with those? My wife and I have considered palnting mayhaws on our place. I had an old timer tell me that they can really handle wet ground well. Is that the case?

Not preserves, make some of the best jelly you ever tasted. We pick them up off the ground and wash off the dirt. The trees do well in wet ground. If you are interested, next sat, may 7 is the mayhaw festival in Marion. There will be people there selling mayhaw trees. There is a comercial orchid just south of Marion that has nearly 600 trees.

[Texas Ranger]

We used to dip mayhaws from the surface of the water under the trees in wet years, pick them up in dry years.  Best jelly in the world. 

In answer to logdogs question, yes, they love a wet site.

[LOGDOG]

I might just have to check that festival out! Do the deer like mayhaws?

[clww]

I wish I could have gotten some saw logs when I was in Colerain, NC a couple of weeks ago! I cut up two straight, solid pines that were at least 30" plus on the butt and 24" at the first limb-25 feet or more from one lady's front yard. I cut three solid days from 8 am until dusk all pine except for 2 cedar trees. Lots of these were snapped off 15 feet off the ground, but many were also blowdowns with the root ball still attached. I cut one red oak into 5 foot chunks that was 62" at the root ball. I had 6 wedges in that monster to keep it from pinching the bar. That one was not a saw log, though.

[Magicman]

During storm restoration many times we have to just saw.  No means of loading, hauling, or storing.  No matter "what or if".  It's sad, but just the way it is. 

[Left Coast Chris]

Can the Mayhaw tree take temps down to 25 degrees?   Haven't heard of any around here so not likely.   

[fishpharmer]

I cut one red oak into 5 foot chunks that was 62" at the root ball. I had 6 wedges in that monster to keep it from pinching the bar. That one was not a saw log, though.

I know the feeling of hating to see good logs goto landfill and burn piles.  62" is perfectly fine as a saw log for a Lucas mill. ;)

[LOGDOG]

Chris,

   We get below 25 degrees here in North Louisiana. Not for extended periods usually but we do get that low, so they must be able to handle it.

[ely]

started hauling logs on saturday from the tornados here. got one load ok, then the next load my dad had a flat on the 18ft trailer. as i was passing the trailer on the side of the highway i lost one rear tire and wheel off my 16ft gooseneck, never knew it came off.
i know how silly that sounds but im serious. about 4 miles down the round the front tire on the same side had a blowout, i noticed that immediately.
when i got out to look at my trailer a guy pulled up and asked if i lost a wheel, i said yes sir. he then told me where it was.
about that time i seen my dad headed back down the hiway toward the other trailer, so i unhitched from mine and went to help him.
as we got his trailer back on his truck a lady accross the road hollared and ask if this was my tire, i allowed it was and went to retrieve it. lucky no one was injured. lug bolts had gotten loose and then sheared off. all six of em. (note to self, hubcaps on trailers are not good)

took us until after dark to finagle everything home. long day but we did get alot of pine and pecan logs.

[tyb525]

what's the saying, bad luck comes in threes?

[pineywoods]

Can the Mayhaw tree take temps down to 25 degrees?   Haven't heard of any around here so not likely.   

Mayhaw trees thrive here in north Louisiana where the temps often get down in the low teens for short periods of time. They are native to the lower mississippi valley mostly the old mississippi river flood plain, not likely to be found anwhere else.

[DouginUtah]

I had never heard of Mayhaw trees, fruit or jelly. 

My daughter is in Lafayette. Do you think she would be able to find Mayhaw jelly in a (country) store down there, and bring me a jar of it to try?

[pineywoods]

I had never heard of Mayhaw trees, fruit or jelly. 

My daughter is in Lafayette. Do you think she would be able to find Mayhaw jelly in a (country) store down there, and bring me a jar of it to try?

Doug, she's not likely to find mayhaw jelly in the big supermarkets, even in lafayette. Production is mostly a mom and pop type of business. If she can't find it, pm me and I can put you in touch with a local source.

[DanG]

Mayhaws grow wild around here too, and they do make good jelly.

[submarinesailor]

For twisted wood to food. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :

Bruce

[timerover51]

I might just have to check that festival out! Do the deer like mayhaws?

Based on this quote from the Louisiana Mayhaw Association website:

Louisiana mayhaws are also being utilized by the Louisiana Department of Agricultrue and Forestry and the USDA for reforestation as a wildlife food.

I was say that deer would like them, along with most every kind of wild critter.

[timerover51]

I had never heard of Mayhaw trees, fruit or jelly. 

My daughter is in Lafayette. Do you think she would be able to find Mayhaw jelly in a (country) store down there, and bring me a jar of it to try?

Doug, you might also want to check out this website, http://mayhaw.org/original/, as it has a list of places where you can buy Mayhaw jelly.

For twisted wood to food.       

Bruce

Bruce, "it is an ill wind that blows no good."  The twisters also knocked down the mayhaw fruit.

[Woodwalker]

Can the Mayhaw tree take temps down to 25 degrees?   Haven't heard of any around here so not likely.   

Mayhaw trees thrive here in north Louisiana where the temps often get down in the low teens for short periods of time. They are native to the lower mississippi valley mostly the old mississippi river flood plain, not likely to be found anwhere else.
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We found a couple of Mayhaw around an old house place on a sand hill outside of El Dorado last week. High ground, well drained. May not grow there on it's own, but someone had put a lot of work into a nice little orchard that include Mayhaw, Pear, Apple, Peach. Wonder what happened to that guy.