Cedar Tree Advice

[LeeB]

It doesn't take a whole lot of fire heat to kill a cedar. If it died slowly over a period of time, I suspect it is in good condition. Even a grass fire can be enough to kill a cedar.

[hacknchop]

Cut standing dead pine and tamarack all the time makes good lumber and nice dry wood, we always called them chicos dont know if that ok nowadays or not.

[4x4American]

I don't know about up there but down here we have freedom of speech

[WV Sawmiller]

SC DoT? When I was working in Greenville SC a co-worker sent me a picture of their DoT painting lines on the highway and had painted right over a road killed possum. I wish I had kept the picture. Was pretty cute.

Good luck with the cedar. If wire inside should still be able to chip it up, bag it and sell for moth control or such or Pot Pouri (sp).

[beenthere]

WV
Google "not my job pictures" and several of those pics come up.

[scleigh]

Well, I ended up getting a few loads of cedar not even a half of a mile from the dead tree. I spent 2 days getting the trees cut and hauled home the last week of may.


 
As mentioned earlier, there could be metal. There were 3 strands of barb wire and staples. I made my opening cut and went well below where I thought the staples could be. I was .25" too high:


 
Other than the metal, the wood was ok


 
1" boards


 
2" slabs with some heart rot

Ended up with 3 logs from the burnt tree, well worth the time.

[sandsawmill14]

 

[WDH]

Burned, and full of wire.  Typical for around here.  Finally, it you get one that is not burnt or full of wire, it will have doty heart rot  .