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First post red wood I now think is Euc

@SeanKroll how similar would you say SC is to cottonwood? Haven’t gotten any cotton yet.

Hard to show in pics but has a very pretty iridescence.

If people would just maintain the aphylla, they would be decent trees, but they ignore them until they get too big and then bash the limbs off with an excavator which makes a huge tangled mess and a lot of deadwood. The trunk just gets pissed and grows harder. They are great for camping. They...

We have tons of it around. The little guys I’d say yeah and there isn’t much use for them. Aphylla doesn’t spread much, tends to stay where planted for wind breaks. They do “ooze” out into larger areas, but don’t seem to spread by seeds much like the little ones that choke river bottoms. I...

I have some more slabs over 3’ wide and around 15’ long from this guy:

All depends on the desired use. My main point is shade (very valuable here) and windbreaks, erosion control. They do tend to shed large limbs if not kept up with. They are generally disliked and therefore not cared for and become a mess. In their native countries they are used for lumber and...

I have cut it and milled it, only recently have I found it red. It’s usually only red under the bark. Maybe something to do with the fire. The smaller ones around it are blond wood. Slightly different species, more of a large bush. They are the invasive ones. Aphylla gets big and is a decent...