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Last autumn(I think) I put this tree up for ID...several ideas but nobody was sure...so, now that it's fully leafed out and has some seed/fruit showing I thought I would give it another try.....anybody?
I think it is Black Walnut. The round nut doesn't look right for Butternut, the only other tree that is similar enough to confuse us. Butternut has nut husks that are pointed on the end.
I have seen what look like two different black walnut trees and have commented before on their differences. I call them "timber BW" and "yard BW".
Yard version is a bushier tree and the wood isn't as hard/dense, straight, and has more little unusable branches. Walnuts seem to get plumper, but I don't remember the leaves looking much different.
I think it's basically just because the tree has the space to grow outward instead of competing with the other trees around and having to grow tall and thin.
I have seen what look like two different black walnut trees and have commented before on their differences. I call them "timber BW" and "yard BW".
Yard version is a bushier tree and the wood isn't as hard/dense, straight, and has more little unusable branches. Walnuts seem to get plumper, but I don't remember the leaves looking much different.
I think it's basically just because the tree has the space to grow outward instead of competing with the other trees around and having to grow tall and thin.
Really no differance on yard-birds. I check mine again and there are slimer and heavy with walnuts again this year. Its the only type of tree I look for milling.
I can't disagree with you jay, other than to say that I often see the tall heavy ones in yards (I have one in my yard), but the bushy ones like in his picture above aren't in the timber. So I guess what I'm saying is that I'd still call his a yard BW, but the ones you have been milling from yards are more like what I call a timber BW even though they are really in a yard?
I think I'll just call it a walnut and be happy with that! It got me to looking more at our trees though and I'm surprised by the number of walnuts we have growing here. I see on my btu chart that they rate about the same as cherry...I always thought they were higher, not that I plan on cutting any down!
Black Walnut, specifically, has a high ash content when burned. Its not bad burning stuff - I would categorize it as a middle of the road fuel, but you will shovel out the stove twice as frequently as normal. Just my experience.
Black Walnut, specifically, has a high ash content when burned. Its not bad burning stuff - I would categorize it as a middle of the road fuel, but you will shovel out the stove twice as frequently as normal. Just my experience.
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