trees are not all wood

[getoverit]

Since I have become interested in milling, I've started looking at trees in a different light. Lately, Ive noticed some interesting things growing out of trees. Here are two examples, which I have found right in my own back yard.

The first is a dog collar growing in a tree, about 12 ft above the ground, in a crotch of the tree


the second is one of those nifty little reflector thingies that one normally puts on their mailbox or on a ditch culvert to keep someone from running over them... I guess the reflector its self is inside the tree, with only the aluminum post left visible.


I wonder what else lurks inside these trees?

[Furby]

While you are waiting for replies, here are a few threads with some nice "finds". ;D

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=4913.0
https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=15003.0
https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=9229.0
https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=878.0

[isawlogs]

 I found out a long time ago .. that if its metal ... it can  and is probably in a tree somewhere ... and you will only find it with a saw ...  ;)

[getoverit]

the picture of the dog collar didnt show up too well on the first try... let's try again... I wonder what happened to the dog?

[Furby]

Maybe we don't want to know eh?
Check out this post for a GREAT story!
https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=14521.msg204990#msg204990

[etat]

Althought it might be hard to tell from the picture, this tree is growing a transmission inside of it....




either that, or it 'could' have came out of one of the old cars in this thread!!!


https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=12207.0

[WH_Conley]

No pics. But I found a tree growing the old type tooth harrow once. That will take the teeth off a chain.

[Lenny_M]

Hardest objects we have tryed to saw was a ceramic insulator we found in a chunk of apple wood, and  A armor peircing bullet found in a large pine log.
The bullet took the blade off the saw in about 2 seconds.
  Coustmer says" Looks like that came from my 30-06"  That well be $20 ;D

[Tony]

    Well, I've cut a few nails and some lead shot  : . We've been sawing
some ERC logs that the owner said were "clean",well yesterday what do you know
ZIIINNNGGGG a marble >:( >:(

                                             Tony  8)