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    Redwoods! Again?

    We'll be in Prairie Creek this week end, Mario. Staying at the Raven Wood. Cover some old trail again.
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    Redwoods! Again?

    The active ingredient behind the longevity of the heartwood is tannic acid. No surprise really. Albeit, the concentration of tannic acid in the heartwood varies from tree to tree. Some redwoods rot, and others last. But the relative concentration of tannic acid in the wood is not the only...
  3. gf beranek

    Redwoods! Again?

    Jay, within 30 years the bark will have fallen off an old-growth windfall, and the sapwood will be pretty much rotted. The heartwood can persist indefinitely. Absent of the bark and sapwood they are called Buck-skins. So long as they are not shook (cracked / splintered) a big windfall can...
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    Redwoods! Again?

    Avenue of the Giants, Stig. The River Trail, starting at Bull Creek, going up the South Fork of the Eel to Decker Creek and Corner Creek. Short, only about a mile and half. Some excellent flats along the way. Great trees and windfalls all the way. The next morning we went to Kent and Mather...
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    Redwoods! Again?

    Yeah, again. But we found some good trees this time. Though the lighting was not the best, but we will make it back on a better day to capture these trees the way they should be. There was a lot of smoke in the air. Lots of fires right now. Enjoy!
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