PICTURES ONLY thread

TSO · Apr 29, 2013

KenB2920 said:
I would love to have a few. As TSO said I don't think Michigan weather will support them.

However TSO, I did see trees that look exactly like palm trees at hall / Hayes at that nursery. They must be some kind of relative. I will be stopping in there to ask. I would love to plant a few of them just to see people reactions. How do you have palm trees?!?

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Technically I do own these tractors too. See the blue is out front and no orange in this photo.

LOL on that second picture... That's funny. It's a good thing we can make out my LS on the left... Otherwise we'd have to ban you from the thread!

I haven't been by that nursery in awhile, but now I'm curious.

Short Game · May 3, 2013

About 50 years ago, people around here were sold on planting Port Orford cedars. Here in our wet region, they made it for less than 40 years and died of root rot. I saw that a friend's driveway, about seven miles from here, had a line of 12 of them that looked pretty sad with their rotten tops. I asked if I could have them and he was really happy to get them gone. Sadly, I don't have a 'before' picture. I took the camera with me today though.

I hired my tree guy to drop them and I got one load out yesterday. They are very limby and it takes a lot of time just to get them ready to haul. I'm getting some use out of the log forks I built. So, here's some pics of today's first load. There might not be a second load, as the electric trailer brake controller apparently isn't working and I almost could not stop with this load.

The sapwood is compost but PO cedar's heartwood is used for boat building. I love me some PO cedar boards. This is a great windfall for me and my WoodMizer. I couldn't show the unloading here yesterday of the two biggest logs, as all I have on this end is my CubCadet. This is the first time since I got that CC that I've really needed two tractors. I gotta get all those logs home so I can bring the LS home and get to the mowing.