Ironwood

[McChuck]

Last post. At the Thursday night campfire there was some discussion about “Ironwood”. I had mentioned it as I’d often heard of locals discussing creekside trees very difficult to cut. Ironwood is a distinct Missouri species of tree and now that I know what it is I see it everywhere. It is certainly very present along Turkey Creek where many of us (Dale D, Bilbo, Di and I, Ben, etc.) have flailed away taking up to a half hour to cut a six inch branch. This tree has a really smooth gray bark. If you are using a small, folding saw….forget it. Di and I use a bow saw.

 

• This topic was modified 6 years ago by McChuck. Reason: I have noticed that often when you treat people the same way that they treat you, they get offended

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