I do believe that Douglas fir is one of the prettier evergreens.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35121/image~1.jpeg)
Edited, is the grade a little less steep now? :D
They tend to grow horizontal in Oregon . :)
There's a reason they call it the left coast.
Thats some steep grade you all have out there!
You guys crack me up! Y'all just ain't right! :D
Well look at it this way, you wouldn't need much for wedges and they won't have far to fall :). That is a nice picture Darrell.
That is a new way of "laying them straight". No skidding necessary, just drive the log truck under them and whack um off.
Quote from: Darrel on February 01, 2016, 07:42:19 PM
I do believe that Douglas fir is one of the prettier evergreens.
I agree completely.
And the rest of you guys, quit making fun of Darrel. The mountains here in the West are
steep.
The end of the earth... where the earth drops off. ::)
Our fir here don't get that big.
SE
Quote from: isawlogs on February 01, 2016, 08:07:10 PM
Thats some steep grade you all have out there!
90% grade ??? do you start at the top of hill or bottom when felling trees ;D :D :D :D
those are some nice trees :)
They stand up Vertical when the sun comes up .
Musta been wilted. Hey, those are some very nice looking trees/logs. I can see a Wood-Mizer under some of them making lumber. :)
Quote from: sandsawmill14 on February 02, 2016, 07:38:48 AM
Quote from: isawlogs on February 01, 2016, 08:07:10 PM
Thats some steep grade you all have out there!
90% grade ??? do you start at the top of hill or bottom when felling trees ;D :D :D :D
those are some nice trees :)
Start at the top and run fast when you cut the last tree!
What the heck. I fixed that photo this morning, and now it is sideways again. :-\
That looks like the grove at Maud Williamson state park outside of Hopewell.
Jeff
I saw that someone had it fixed... maybe a gremlin at work?
Quote from: mad murdock on February 02, 2016, 03:43:00 PM
That looks like the grove at Maud Williamson state park outside of Hopewell.
No, at the rest stop for north bound Interstate 5 just south of Portland.
Clearly those trees are defective, they have the sideways disease. I'm feeling generous today so if you want to whack them and send them to me I'll send you some quality balsam fir in exchange. ;D
Douglas-fir is a nice tree. I saw some big ones last summer for the first time.
Yup I have seen those trees at the rest stop, I just sit there and drool,
Quote from: Darrel on February 01, 2016, 07:42:19 PM
Edited, is the grade a little less steep now? :D
Really! :D :P pull_smiley
Growing horizontal at the moment... ::)
Remember, iPhone with the volume button on bottom when taking pics. (or do as Jeff says)
Here is what I learned.
1 You can't take a picture in portrait with an iPhone without it being sideways on the forum.
2 sideways or upside down pictures are difficult to fix from the iPhone because they are right side up on said iPhone. So while what Jeff says is true and will work, as stated earlier, it's hard to fix what allready looks right on iPhone.
3 don't bother trying to fix it because Jeff has already fixed it and the only thing accompanied will be that Jeff's hard work will be undone.
4 there is no way to tell from an iPhone that said picture has already been fixed.
My advice: Upload pictures to your computer before uploading to Forestry Forum. This eliminates a whole lot of frustration.
The only problem I see is that if they were around here some dufus would try to wedge them uphill.
If I had one of those logs show up at the mill, I would wonder why the pith was one inch from the bark on one side and 4' from the other.
The stress in those trees would be like a metal curl coming off a metal lathe.
Your boards would look like this.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/curls.jpg)
Quote from: Cedarman on February 03, 2016, 01:49:53 PM
The only problem I see is that if they were around here some dufus would try to wedge them uphill.
If I had one of those logs show up at the mill, I would wonder why the pith was one inch from the bark on one side and 4' from the other.
No, the pith would be 4 inches from one side and 20 inches from the other, just as a matter of prospective.
we have all gave darrel a hard time over the pics but the only real problem i see is if you had to snake them uphill to the landing ;D those are some nice trees :)
Quote from: sandsawmill14 on February 03, 2016, 08:44:22 PM
we have all gave darrel a hard time over the pics but the only real problem i see is if you had to snake them uphill to the landing ;D those are some nice trees :)
No, you've got it all wrong. You start cutting at the top, working your way down and when you cut the last tree, they all land on the landing. 8)
:D :D :D
Quote from: Kbeitz on February 03, 2016, 08:18:25 PM
The stress in those trees would be like a metal curl coming off a metal lathe.
Your boards would look like this.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/curls.jpg)
I'll bet someone would buy them.
Quote from: Kbeitz on February 03, 2016, 08:18:25 PM
The stress in those trees would be like a metal curl coming off a metal lathe.
Your boards would look like this.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/curls.jpg)
My OH My. I could make an unbelievable fortune selling those curly que boards to the artsy fartsy crowd to make astounding 3D art. Every high class gallery would want a unique creation.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ;D ;) :) :o smiley_lit_bulb
Talkin about pretty trees I wish this was in my back yard.
It is in our family owned land .
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Dee.jpg)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Big_roots~0.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Dee_2~0.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Large_tree_1~0.JPG)
Quote from: Kbeitz on February 07, 2016, 09:23:40 AM
Talkin about pretty trees I wish this was in my back yard.
It is in our family owned land .
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Dee.jpg)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Big_roots~0.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Dee_2~0.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Large_tree_1~0.JPG)
That is something special. That is one tree I would not want to fell, it's just to purdy where it stands!
What kind of tree is that on your family's parcel??
That part of my family lives in Dominican Republic.
They told me the tree name in Spanish and I cant remember what they said.
No one could convert it to english but it's got to be one of these...
Hispaniolan pine forests
AAdonidia merrillii
Akrosida floribunda
BByrsonima crassifolia
CCatalpa brevipes
Cedrela odorata
Clusia major
Coccothrinax boschiana
GGaussia attenuata
HHymenaea protera
JJuglans jamaicensis
Juniperus gracilior
MMelicoccus bijugatus
PPinus occidentalis
Podocarpus aristulatus
Podocarpus coriaceus
Pseudophoenix ekmanii
RReinhardtia
Roystonea regia
SSideroxylon salicifolium