With some recent threads about how to dry without cracking, I thought these might be appropriate / helpful???
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Several weeks ago my brother in law was cutting down a large pine. His son (according to the story) was on the tractor but failed to take off and pull until after the tree had already landed smack on top of a peach.
I went and got about a 3' butt section to try and turn. Turned a small HF thin and gave it to his wife as a souvenir.
Warped a bit but the wood was quite pretty. Rough turned the rest, bagged them and put them on the concrete floor in my barn.
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I checked them a couple of days ago and....
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I'm not quite sure what the moral of this story is - if any....
But for me... don't expect that what happenes when you cut a fruit tree in January, rough turn and bag it in 30 degree temps, is going to happen when you cut a fruit tree in September, rough turn and bag it in 70-80 degree temps.