I had a friend tell me he had a Douglas Fir tree break off in a wind storm recently, and asked if I wanted it. Of course, yes. I knew he didn't burn wood, and he owns about 3 acres of forested property, including about an acre of over grown Doug Fir Christmas trees in the back of the lot. Those trees are 50' to 60' now and average 12" diameter. I've gotten many cords of wood from his property over the years from blow downs, and gradual thinning of the Christmas trees.
Anyhoo, the Douglas Fir tree was about a 100' tree, that the wind broke off about 20' from the ground. The tree was right at 20 inches in diameter at the top of the stump after I dropped the 20' foot log. I cut and split down to manageable size, and filled my truck. I was about a half a row short from filling my truck, so I fell a small 50' Christmas tree telephone pole that was only 8" in diameter at the top of the stump. It was just enough to finish the load. I was running out of daylight, so I quarter split or half split the big tree, and did not have time to split the smaller tree. I'll do that later this weekend. I ended up with about 6/10 of a cord of nice Douglas Fir. After getting 9 loads of green HEAVY Oregon white oak this past year, it was nice to deal with lighter wood, and wood that split so easy.
You'll see a Redwood tree in the background behind the stump of the bigger tree I worked. His dad planted it many years ago, and now it's 100'+ tall and about 24" at the base. That's a cool looking tree.
Enjoy the pictures and have a safe and Happy New Year!
Oregon Bigfoot
Anyhoo, the Douglas Fir tree was about a 100' tree, that the wind broke off about 20' from the ground. The tree was right at 20 inches in diameter at the top of the stump after I dropped the 20' foot log. I cut and split down to manageable size, and filled my truck. I was about a half a row short from filling my truck, so I fell a small 50' Christmas tree telephone pole that was only 8" in diameter at the top of the stump. It was just enough to finish the load. I was running out of daylight, so I quarter split or half split the big tree, and did not have time to split the smaller tree. I'll do that later this weekend. I ended up with about 6/10 of a cord of nice Douglas Fir. After getting 9 loads of green HEAVY Oregon white oak this past year, it was nice to deal with lighter wood, and wood that split so easy.
You'll see a Redwood tree in the background behind the stump of the bigger tree I worked. His dad planted it many years ago, and now it's 100'+ tall and about 24" at the base. That's a cool looking tree.
Enjoy the pictures and have a safe and Happy New Year!
Oregon Bigfoot