The forestry and logging pictures thread

[jacob j.]

Riverside fire:

 

[jacob j.]

Holbrook Dyson logging:

 

[Skeans1]

Got to have a little fun today chasing a few dead and dying “oversize”.


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[ajschainsaws]

Does that Keto measure off the tracks or does it have the independent measuring wheel?


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I caught up with the owner today and it does measure of the tracks

 

[jacob j.]

Got to have a little fun today chasing a few dead and dying “oversize”.


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Nice work - the interior grain in that Fir looks good.

 

[ManiacalMark]

Got to have a little fun today chasing a few dead and dying “oversize”.


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Pardon my ignorance, but is that a rot ring just behind the bark with the bark looking somewhat healthy?

 

[Skeans1]

Nice work - the interior grain in that Fir looks good.

Be better if they hadn’t of had to go pulp.


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[Skeans1]

Pardon my ignorance, but is that a rot ring just behind the bark with the bark looking somewhat healthy?

That’s all rot unfortunately.


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[ManiacalMark]

Holy crap, usually most any tree around here (hardwood) if it's rotten like that the bark falls right off.

 

[Skeans1]

Holy crap, usually most any tree around here (hardwood) if it's rotten like that the bark falls right off.

It’s second growth Doug Fir, what’s more impressive is how much solid wood is inside the rest of the log.


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[SpaceBus]

Lok

Got to have a little fun today chasing a few dead and dying “oversize”.


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Looks like a fungal infection. It happens to a lot of the balsam firs around here that die and stay standing. Seems like it's just getting too warm for a lot of the fir trees.

 

[SpaceBus]

It’s second growth Doug Fir, what’s more impressive is how much solid wood is inside the rest of the log.


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I've felled a few dead standing balsam fir that were about 8" on the big end that had dried up, flaky rot on the sapwood with little bark remaining. Figured what the heck and put one on the mill since I needed 4x4's anyway and after I cut the punky sapwood the remaining beams were perfect. Since the heartwood was pretty dry there was no sweep or bending.

 

[ManiacalMark]

It’s second growth Doug Fir, what’s more impressive is how much solid wood is inside the rest of the log.


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Yeah it looks like something, bug or disease got it. Like the emerald ash borer, dead as hell but the wood is solid if you get it in time.

 

[jacob j.]

One of the big problems we have here in the Doug Firs is Laminate Root Rot disease, which can present with rot looking similar to that, but usually
presents with more interior rot. It can infect entire stands and the best treatment usually is felling of the infected and surrounding trees, burning all
associated slash, and then replanting with other species that are resistant. Sudden Oak death has made its way up the coast as well from California
but I haven't heard how prolific it is in Doug Firs.

 

[Skeans1]

Lok

Looks like a fungal infection. It happens to a lot of the balsam firs around here that die and stay standing. Seems like it's just getting too warm for a lot of the fir trees.

I've felled a few dead standing balsam fir that were about 8" on the big end that had dried up, flaky rot on the sapwood with little bark remaining. Figured what the heck and put one on the mill since I needed 4x4's anyway and after I cut the punky sapwood the remaining beams were perfect. Since the heartwood was pretty dry there was no sweep or bending.

Yeah it looks like something, bug or disease got it. Like the emerald ash borer, dead as hell but the wood is solid if you get it in time.

One of the big problems we have here in the Doug Firs in Laminate Root Rot disease, which can present with rot looking similar to that, but usually
presents with more interior rot. It can infect entire stands and the best treatment usually is felling of the infected and surrounding trees, burning all
associated slash, and then replanting with other species that are resistant. Sudden Oak death has made its way up the coast as well from California
but I haven't heard how prolific it is in Doug Firs.

These weren’t from Root Rot, this was age related these were pushing the 100 year mark.

Laminated Root Rot is a problem to say the least, last I heard the latest thinking is you need every scrap including roots gone for the disease to die. We’ve seen it a lot on company grounds more and more with the short cutting cycles.


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[ManiacalMark]

I would've thought 100 year old fir out there would be a bit bigger.

 

[Xr650jkallen]

The owners of the land behind me are logging it, and I'm pretty sure the logger is pretty new. I am not a logger by any means, but these cuts look dangerous to me. I dont see a notch.

 

[ManiacalMark]

Looks like a small face with a dutchman left in it

 

[Skeans1]

I would've thought 100 year old fir out there would be a bit bigger.

Some of them are pushing 5 foot a few are a little bigger but they have height on their side it’s not uncommon for that patch to get 200’ of logs out of one tree.


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[ManiacalMark]

Some of them are pushing 5 foot a few are a little bigger but they have height on their side it’s not uncommon for that patch to get 200’ of logs out of one tree.


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200ft is a lot of merch