kdxken

12 minutes ago, tamarack said:

A firewood poem includes this: "Ash wood green or ash wood dry, a king shall warm his slippers by."
However I must demur on birch.  Yellow birch is fine firewood but all the birches must be split to dry well as their bark is waterproof to an extent greater than any other species group.
At the worst end of that spectrum is probably balsam poplar, also called balm of Gilead.  As one fellow from Allagash once said in a discussion of burning unseasoned wood, "You couldn't afford the oil it would take to burn balm of Gilead!"

I'm not familiar with the growth habits of black locust in its natural range, but in Maine it doesn't seem all that windfirm, which is a bit odd for such strong wood though sometimes the strength of root wood differs from that above ground.  Working against its resistance to windthrow is its intolerance of shade.  Like the far weaker and equally intolerant aspen, the live foliage tends to be concentrated near the top, so the sail area is all at the top of the mast, giving the wind more leverage.

Totally agree on the black Birch. When it's green it weighs a ton! Lot of wasted work to cut, haul, and split for a low quality wood. Yes Locust has a shallow root system. That's the only way they ever come down.

18 minutes ago, Whineminster said:

look for it near rail road tracks, urban river banks, and highway exit ramps lol.  Stuff grows in the junkiest places, but great firewood. 

Yep, they actually plant it where erosion is a problem. Grows anywhere.

7 minutes ago, tamarack said:

Hickory and hophornbeam must be close and maybe Osage orange, though different sources show different relative BTU levels.  Black locust offers rot resistance equal to cedar plus lots more strength.  Not native to the Northeast but planted (and naturalized) in many places.

As the strongest timber in North America, black locust helped build Jamestown and hardened the navy that decided the War of 1812, yet today few Americans have heard of it. The nation's taste in ornamental trees has changed fairly dramatically since the first street plantings were made in Williamsburg, Virginia, in the 1730s. 

37 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

Make for great firewood, but man are they splintery when you split them.

Highest BTU wood east of the Rockies. I don't have any problem splitting it with a hydraulic splitter might be a different story with a maul

37 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Can you cut me down one, and make me some fence posts?

Sure. Just let me know height and approximate width

37 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I dug out my fence posts yesterday that rotted, so I can replace them. I was shocked to see how much water was there. This yard dries out quick, too. My guess is either the ledge or clay is causing water to sit on top of it and just slowly drain. 

Two words. Black locust.

25 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

There was all this talk of cold month , multiple snows etc a few weeks ago and swirling wheels of rrhea. A few of us said it looks like cool mornings and nice sunny afternoons which is mainly how it’s been . It’s mid month with no snow in SNE and AN. The last 7-10 days look mild to warm. 

Bring the downriggers up a few feet and throw some Chum. Not a lot biting this morning.

5 hours ago, Sn0waddict said:

Awesome nothing like a cold rain on a Friday night that lingers into Saturday and gives us a miserable cloudy Saturday day in mid April. 

Ain't spring wonderful!

8 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said:

Rain more impressive than the wind here. 2.71"

Whoa that's some serious ass rain. Thankfully we only got an inch around here. Ponds are topped off we don't need any more.

15 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Read Brian's post to Tblizz lol

Screen print please.

Just now, kdxken said:

Might be time to call Ray into service. Speaking only for my area very forgettable.

Got a feeling I'm going to be roping some trees tomorrow ️ ☹️ I fall for it every time.

Might be time to call Ray into service. Speaking only for my area very forgettable.

12 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Lol we just lost power. Probably haven’t gusted past 30mph in the last 45 minutes. How in the hell did we lose power now of all times?

My lights have been flickering. I don't think we had a gust much past 40 around today.

33 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

At least we're getting some rain to stave off our summer drought.

And dampen the fires.

13 minutes ago, Bostonseminole said:

I wonder if i need to re-calibrate the wind thing.. my peak is still only 25mph..

Check nearby weather stations.

5 hours ago, Brewbeer said:

Ive got a few large pines in the back that lean the wrong way to drop them cleanly.  Interested to see if this technique gives the desired results. 

18 minutes ago, Brewbeer said:

Ive got a few large pines in the back that lean the wrong way to drop them cleanly.  Interested to see if this technique gives the desired results. 

Better and safer to simply rope them but I like to save time . Nothing around if things go wrong.

Just now, kdxken said:

CT welcomes Ma golfers thankfully.

Or at least they don't call the cops Shame on you RI (:

15 hours ago, S&P said:

Courses still open here, but you can’t have a Massachusetts license

CT welcomes Ma golfers thankfully.

Just now, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Sell on high high winds here... looks better west 

Forgettable.

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

NAM has a meso low. That would probably lessen the wind threat near and north of 84 to the pike, but increase it maybe on S coast. 

Now he's trying to steal our wind.

52 minutes ago, Spanks45 said:

. So what are the social distancing rules during high wind warnings?

Clothes remain on.

49 minutes ago, Hoth said:

I bet Sandy had some wind warnings clear to Wisconsin

3 hours ago, Bostonseminole said:

Looks like Monroe, LA took a direct hit.

Oh s***,  my college roommate's family lives there. 

Against my better judgement I Prepped a bunch of South leaning trees that I want to fall North.  Don't want to hear "it never mixed down" on Tuesday.