These were taken in Alert Bay, BC in the spring of 2009 at my mother-in-law's house. The history. The lot for the house was cleared in 1948, making this tree 61 years old but it was well fed as it grew very close to the septic tank. It was topped in the early 60s and again in the mid 70s. BC Hydro was only to happy to take it down as it had grown four separate good size tops and was 110 feet tall. It had power lines on two sides and my mother-in-law's house on the third side.
This is the toughest tree that I have ever split. The local coffee shop had a pool going on how much of it could be split, if any or would I just give up! For a retired guy, it took three pretty good days to accomplish the task. The tree produced about 6 to 7 cords which included cutting limbs down to 2 1/2 " in diameter into firewood lengths.
Allan
This is the toughest tree that I have ever split. The local coffee shop had a pool going on how much of it could be split, if any or would I just give up! For a retired guy, it took three pretty good days to accomplish the task. The tree produced about 6 to 7 cords which included cutting limbs down to 2 1/2 " in diameter into firewood lengths.
Allan