At SE corner of my small property there's a huge Mulberry that's got to be a century old now.Not real sure,but the main trunk is somehow on the border of 4 properties -mine,neighbors to south,directly east behind me & behind me + 1 house south.With close to half growing over my SE corner backyard/garden area/driveway,its a pretty tight fit with the 4 different fences & what have you.Wed afternoon a local tree service was trimming a bunch of it back from the power lines & away from the owner's garage.They had to trim back some upper branches a bit of a 15" diameter 50' Walnut just to get to the Mulberry.
Asked them nicely about the wood & they said 'Sure!" I've seen bigger old Mulberries in old pastures,woodland edges & urban lots,but this is the tallest one I remember seeing,guessing its 75' tall.Its diameter is around 26" or so,hard to tell with it jammed against 4 fences.
They used a cherry picker over that garage,large bull rope to lower the limbs down to me over the fence.
All the smaller stuff was already cut to length,they dropped that on the ground just inside that dilapidated old fence of my SE neighbors,I just carried it barely 30 ft to processing area. Large limbs were 3-4 ft length,I bucked them right on the spot & carried them over also.Ended up with about 4 big wheelbarrow loads of smaller stuff,probably equal amount of 8"-14" rounds.Guessing a few loads went through the chipper,counting the Walnut they had to trim out first,cause that was further away from me & I didnt want to have to climb over 3 fences & carry the wood back 100 ft from opposite side of property.
I normally get a little Mulberry each year,its great stuff to burn once dried 12-18 months.Either from cleaning up some at parents acreage,off Craigslist or when I get the occasional call from those who want one removed. (Not one this huge obviously,I'm just 1 guy with a minimal amount of equipment & my climbing days are pretty much over now
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The last pic of that gnarly chunk I tried to split but gave up.Only 8" at one end,10" at other.I'll get my revenge by turning that into a bowl or a vase in 3-4 years instead.
Asked them nicely about the wood & they said 'Sure!" I've seen bigger old Mulberries in old pastures,woodland edges & urban lots,but this is the tallest one I remember seeing,guessing its 75' tall.Its diameter is around 26" or so,hard to tell with it jammed against 4 fences.
They used a cherry picker over that garage,large bull rope to lower the limbs down to me over the fence.
All the smaller stuff was already cut to length,they dropped that on the ground just inside that dilapidated old fence of my SE neighbors,I just carried it barely 30 ft to processing area. Large limbs were 3-4 ft length,I bucked them right on the spot & carried them over also.Ended up with about 4 big wheelbarrow loads of smaller stuff,probably equal amount of 8"-14" rounds.Guessing a few loads went through the chipper,counting the Walnut they had to trim out first,cause that was further away from me & I didnt want to have to climb over 3 fences & carry the wood back 100 ft from opposite side of property.I normally get a little Mulberry each year,its great stuff to burn once dried 12-18 months.Either from cleaning up some at parents acreage,off Craigslist or when I get the occasional call from those who want one removed. (Not one this huge obviously,I'm just 1 guy with a minimal amount of equipment & my climbing days are pretty much over now
)The last pic of that gnarly chunk I tried to split but gave up.Only 8" at one end,10" at other.I'll get my revenge by turning that into a bowl or a vase in 3-4 years instead.
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Good to eat fresh,they make good jelly/jam,pies,cobbler & wine too I've heard.
