I know most of the trees that grow around here, but I couldn't ID this one. I've not come across any Sweet Gum, and based on pictures I think that's what this may be. Can any nudge me closer to a positive ID? It cut like butter.
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Did it walk off the mill by itself too? Tell tale sign of gum.
Not sure, but kinda like willow.
sweet gum
I agree with Ricky. Sweetgum.
Gents, he said it cut like butter, the little sweetgum I have cut, did not cut like butter. But, I was wrong once before! 8)
and research says it is just above sycamore. Butter?
Sweet gum around here cuts very easy, trying to get it to stay flat - well that is a different matter. The heart looks like gum for sure.
ok, I surrender. ;D
Thanks for all the responses. I'll label it as sweet gum for now. Sounds like if it dries straight then I'll need to reconsider :D
No need to reconsider. It is definitely sweetgum, not ash :).
Positive Danny? :D
concur-sweet gum
Absolutely no doubt about it being Sweetgum.
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Within the past 3 months I have become the "Sweetgum Sawing Somethinganother", with well over 200 Sweetgum logs seen in the whacks above. I have seen the expression "saws like butter" but I can't vouch for it because I have never sawn butter....yet. I will say that you never know when the blade hits the log end. You can get one pith centered beam/timber from each log and they will remain straight.
Sweetgum 1X12 will make board/batten siding, but do not allow any roof runoff water spatter.
What is the world coming to? @Magicman (http://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=10011) now saws with turbos AND extols the virtues of sweet gum!!! ;D
Oh I still hates Sweetgum trees, but I have never seen a log in front of my sawmill that I did not love. :D