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Cherry Alert!! Bucks County PA

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Cherry Alert!! Bucks County PA

Dominic Greco in Sunny Richboro PA

>RED ALERT!

So I'm driving home tonight and my internal "turning stock" radar starts going off like mad. I know I'm near something, but just can't see it. That is, until I pull up a bit and see that the road crews have been out and have cut down a pretty substantial wild cherry tree. I estimate the tree to have been at least 22" to 28" diameter at the base. Several of the pieces were just too big for me to handle. But I managed to get (3) nice size ones into the back of my truck.

I just unloaded them and painted the end-grain. And BOY! am I beat! The biggest chunk must have weighed around 200lbs!

The trees are located on the right side of Rt# 322, between Buck Road and Newtown/Richboro Road, heading towards Tyler State Park.

As I was pulling away, I noticed another one had been cut own several yards up the road. So I'm giving you all a chance to grab some very pretty cherry wood. I wish I had taken a picture of the grain before I coated it with Anchorseal, but I couldn't wait. I already have enough cherry to last me through next year (A co-worker gave me a huge tree several weeks ago).

So as my Uncle used to say, "Don't' say I never give you nuttin'!"

Now go snag some Cherry before it's all gone!

Good luck!

See ya around,

My ugly mug

Dominic

Re: Cherry Alert!! Bucks County PA

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Dick Hines

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Dick Hines

>Dom, it was a good for finding wood. I went kayaking with a group of friends today and one was telling me about this tree she had cut down. She was saying the wood had lots of color that looked like a star burst. Well I checked it out and it was white oak that was full of ambrosia! I went through the pile and picked out the best 5 logs and headed home. Roughed out two bowls and it is looking good.

Keep your eyes and ears open. You never what you will find.

Re: Cherry Alert!! Bucks County PA

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Mike Schwing from Md.

>I think its really nice of you to alert fellow turners of road kill lumber, Dominic.

I believe I'm going to follow your lead and good example. I have established plenty of good sources and recently have been driving right on by lumber I'd have drooled over just a short while ago.

We had a good wind blow down a bunch of trees a few weeks back and yesterday I saw several large silver maples, red oaks and cherry trees had been bucked into nice sections and left in owner's front yards along Papermill Road near 4 corners/Jarrettsville, Md. This is just east of Hunt Valley, north of Towson, Md. I'm SURE they'd be free for the taking and they were just bucked a day or two ago judging from the color. Must have been a tree company did a neighborhood drive by as they all looked similarly treated.

Anyone seeking more info can email me.

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