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Pennsyltucky Chris

Minister of Fire
Feb 9, 2014
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Nockamixon, Pa
My neighbor processed a downed tree. Very dead. Very dry. Any idea?

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Persimmon?
 
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Looks walnut to me.
 
I just went on bing and did a run on tupelo and from what I can see here and there that is it.
 
I doubt there are many Tupelo in Nockamixon, Pa. Tupelo doesn't grow as far north as PA, but there are Black Gum, which look similar.
 
Well there is a very limited amount of trees it can be. Decomposition will make even Elm easy to split. Elm turns yellow which is not a healthy color of the wood.
Once fungi and dry rot and other things start to work and the wood breaks down its clear sailing.
Maybe this tree has been dead a long time?
 
Looks like all the persimmon we have around here...
 
Too bad you got your hands on this wood at the punky end of its life.
I looked at wood pics of this tree on the internet. All white sapwood except for a tiny margin of very black heartwood. Very interesting!!
Never seen this wood anywhere and least not in whole cross sections. I love the internet.
 
Too bad you got your hands on this wood at the punky end of its life.
I looked at wood pics of this tree on the internet. All white sapwood except for a tiny margin of very black heartwood. Very interesting!!
Never seen this wood anywhere and least not in whole cross sections. I love the internet.

I dont' know what the spots were, but it wasn't punked. It was hard as a rock.
 
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