how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[JimBear]

@Hinerman

 

[Hinerman]

Isn’t sassafras what they claim smell like root beer ??

yes. I think they make tea out of the leaves and/or roots.

 

[Hinerman]

@Hinerman

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[JimBear]

Winds gusting to 55mph here today but we are just in a wind advisory not a high wind warning so it’s all good …

 

[JimBear]

Now they have decided to put us in a high wind warning.

At least it’s 45* & not 0* and/or snowing.

The stove has a strong draft today though …

 

[Only the Tony]

yes. I think they make tea out of the leaves and/or roots.

Dig the roots this time of year while the sap is down and boil them for tea.

 

[67L36Driver]

Dig the roots this time of year while the sap is down and boil them for tea.

Did the very thing as an adolescent. Even sold some at the to the local market.

Somewhere I read it cause cancer.

B careful stepping out the door. One could find himself in the next county still holding the door handle.

 

[stihl livin]

Every body needs to buckle up

This isn’t even that bad. They are calling for -35 to -45 wind chills for us. I’m sure northern Minnesota will see even worse.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Good day for outside work.
Everything went smoothly, didn't even smash the building with the two that were leaning over it.

 

[Sawdust Man]

And a little load of firewood to deliver tomorrow morning.

 

[Only the Tony]

Did the very thing as an adolescent. Even sold some at the to the local market.

Somewhere I read it cause cancer.

B careful stepping out the door. One could find himself in the next county still holding the door handle.

I have heard the same thing. Just did a little digging into the story on it and they claim the safrole from the plants oil causes liver cancer. What they don't tell is that they experimented in lab rats in such high concentrations of it that would be ridiculous for a person to consume. Everything causes cancer if you ingest enough of it to choke a horse. I'll drink my occasional cup of tea and not worry.

 

[Workshop]

Dig the roots this time of year while the sap is down and boil them for tea.

Used to go down to my Grandmothers farm and dig sassafras roots this time of year and store them in a tight lid glass jar. Goldie would make tea from them. Grandmother had a grove of sassafras trees behind the barn. Yea smells wonderful and tastes great. Need to find me some sassafras trees around the stamp.
Interestingly, Sassafras spreads through underground rysomes. When left alone the original tree spreads roots in all directions around it and every few feet a new tree springs up. When looking at a grove of them look for the tallest tree, somewhere in the middle of the smaller trees. That’s the parent tree. And technically they are all clones.

 

[Only the Tony]

Morning all, 27° and still dropping. Guessers are saying almost 50° again today before the bottom drops tonight. Looks like snow levels are all over the place with the forecasts, regardless looks to be a good weekend for staying inside.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[moparnut88]

Morning all, 27° and still dropping. Guessers are saying almost 50° again today before the bottom drops tonight. Looks like snow levels are all over the place with the forecasts, regardless looks to be a good weekend for staying inside.

yea i plan to make money plowing this stuff, calling for 8-18" here. itll be a mad house here.

 

[JimBear]

My son called about 5:00 yesterday afternoon, said he wanted to come back down today to do some more hunting so we are heading out shortly to try & fill some tags.

At last check no snow for us here over the weekend but it will change again by 6:30 or 7:00 forecast.

 

[Hinerman]

Used to go down to my Grandmothers farm and dig sassafras roots this time of year and store them in a tight lid glass jar. Goldie would make tea from them. Grandmother had a grove of sassafras trees behind the barn. Yea smells wonderful and tastes great. Need to find me some sassafras trees around the stamp.
Interestingly, Sassafras spreads through underground rysomes. When left alone the original tree spreads roots in all directions around it and every few feet a new tree springs up. When looking at a grove of them look for the tallest tree, somewhere in the middle of the smaller trees. That’s the parent tree. And technically they are all clones.

We were at a charity cut in your area probably 10 years ago, I think it was at some church camp. Matt showed me and taught me how to identify Sassafras. You were the one who told me about making tea. It smells wonderful. Those were good times...

 

[Hinerman]

yea i plan to make money plowing this stuff, calling for 8-18" here. itll be a mad house here.

Got an extra tractor I can borrow? lol

 

[Hinerman]

Good day for outside work.
Everything went smoothly, didn't even smash the building with the two that were leaning over it.

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Do those trees make good lumber?

 

[Sawdust Man]

Do those trees make good lumber?

Yellow pine makes decent lumber, not the best but generally pretty useable.

The price was right.......a couple hours of enjoyable work, in exchange for a nice little stack of logs.