Surprise on the way to the barn this morning

[Foragefarmer]

Was surprised to see this standing dead white oak snapped off this morning. I had planned on cutting it down last winter but hadn't gotten to it partly because I knew it was hollow and wanted to fall towards the fence.



Well the weather we had a couple days ago took care of that. And my list of chores changed a little.

Got the stump cut up and moved.


I think it was kind of hollow!


Had the blue tractor in the barn.

 

[Foragefarmer]

I moved the stump section up to the barn.



Then I got the tractor around and pulled the top out from where it was snagged.





I drove down a power line right of way in order to get the tree and look what I found there.

 

[Foragefarmer]

Got the rest of the tree cut up and split. It is really humid today and rained for 10 minutes which ruined all hope to mow my lawn today.

 

[paul bunion]

Probably a good thing that gravity and Mother Nature took that tree down for you. I wouldn't want to mess with something that hollow.

 

[Foragefarmer]

Probably a good thing that gravity and Mother Nature took that tree down for you. I wouldn't want to mess with something that hollow.

My thoughts exactly when I got into it. The tree is 100 yards from the barn I store my wood in,so normally I would have been all over the tree, but I had been hesitant to cut it down over the winter.

 

[bogydave]

Looks like the top has some good wood.
White oak is "Primo" fire wood. Lots of BTUs for you.

Is that a hickory on the right-of way?

 

[Foragefarmer]

Looks like the top has some good wood.
White oak is "Primo" fire wood. Lots of BTUs for you.

Is that a hickory on the right-of way?

No, it is an oak in the red oak family. My guess is either a scarlet oak or black oak. And I am really lucky in that I burn oak almost exclusively. I give other species to the renters in the old farm managers cottage.

 

[Capetownkg]

A tractor like that would help with my wood processing

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Good you got that taken care of. Probably got the fence fixed too?

 

[Foragefarmer]

Just one fiberglass post messed up. I came in and posted this and had lunch and then the sky opened up and we got 1.75" of rain in about 30-45 mins.. So no, but the cows are on the other side of the farm right now. Maybe in the morning before I head to work.

 

[Mitch Newton]

Nice job getting that beast on the ground.​

 

[TimJ]

That hollow center made for some easy splitten I would guess
alot of good wood there

 

[ScotO]

Nice haul, FF! Thankfully Mother Nature got that puppy on the ground for you...
I hate dropping hollow trees. Lots of things can go south in a hurry working trees like that......spooky stuff!