Guess the wood

[Woodmonkey]

Thought I would move this over to a new thread to see if anyone else could get it...
So far we've had beech, birch cherry and elm
Clue - it's not native to the UK (but I see them quite often in gardens)

 

[pennardesign]

Monkey Puzzle

 

[Woodmonkey]

Nope

 

[Vic Perrin]

Laburnum ?

 

[Woodmonkey]

Nope

 

[woodfarmer]

Looks a bit like acacia (robinia)

 

[Kalimna]

Damn, I was going to say laburnum.
Hmmm, obviously a reasonable size, with a few branches. A eucalypt or magnolia?

Adam

 

[Woodmonkey]

Well done wood farmer, it's Robinia pseudoacacia, also known as false acacia (as it's not actually in the acacia genus), native to north america they call it black locust. Give that man a cigar.

 

[woodfarmer]

Well done wood farmer, it's Robinia pseudoacacia, also known as false acacia (as it's not actually in the acacia genus), native to north america they call it black locust. Give that man a cigar.

Don't tell Grahamshed


I hoping to cut a branch off an acacia that is in my lane, leans a bit and beginning to foul the tractor.

 

[Grahamshed]

Don't tell Grahamshed

To late
I will give you that one wood farmer. I was going to say Monkey Puzzle.

Isn't that a fantastic bowl ? The figuring on that would keep me going back to it all day long.

 

[woodfarmer]

Yes, it is very strongly figured, as are most bits of acacia..... Inclined to split around the middle (pith ) though.

Lumpy end of a fence post.

 

[Woodmonkey]

I read that it's used a lot in the US for fence posts etc as it is very rot resistant

 

[Grahamshed]

Gonna have to be careful here and whisper, that could make the Yew jealous.

 

[woodfarmer]

I read that it's used a lot in the US for fence posts etc as it is very rot resistant

also used in France for the same purpose, plus it makes excellent firewood.

The branch I have my eye on I think will be big enough to make some small to medium size bowls.