A Quest For Basswood (very picture heavy)

nice pics! i stumbled upon this fungus looking thing as well on my hike last week and have no idea what it is.

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JV3 said:
nice pics! i stumbled upon this fungus looking thing as well on my hike last week and have no idea what it is.

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Yep, looks like the same thing. There was a lot of it up there is clusters of three to seven stalks. I've never noticed it there before.
 
Nice pics. The pictures of the spiderwebs really look cool. Unusual to see spiderwebs like that around my place. Most of the time I just walk right into the things. :o
 
j williams said:
Thats wild!!

Great pics Mist..
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Thanks Bro, glad you liked the shots.



TheGame said:
Nice pics. The pictures of the spiderwebs really look cool. Unusual to see spiderwebs like that around my place. Most of the time I just walk right into the things. :o
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Yeah...that is one good thing about all the pollen here...helps me keep from walking into so many spider webs :D


jcl-MD said:
Thanks mistwalker,this post helped me out also!!
Thank you Thank you!!!!

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Awesome! Always glad to hear I helped someone. You studying Basswood too?
 
Awesome pictures man. That is definitely a Tilia, last semester I took a dendrology class and had to beat 127 trees into my memory. :D The easiest way to ID a Tilia is to look for the leafy bract from the flowers and fruit. If they aren't out yet then using the leaves and bark are the next best thing, but you an usually find a bract or two laying around and then find the tree that dropped them. That's how I did it at least.

I actually have a nice mullein stalk in the garage, I had heard that it made a good spindle. I now await your testing too see what I can really learn.:thumbup:
 
mistwalker-mind posting a link to that particular video you were watching that sent you on this quest?
thanks
 
Odaon said:
Awesome pictures man. That is definitely a Tilia, last semester I took a dendrology class and had to beat 127 trees into my memory. :D The easiest way to ID a Tilia is to look for the leafy bract from the flowers and fruit. If they aren't out yet then using the leaves and bark are the next best thing, but you an usually find a bract or two laying around and then find the tree that dropped them. That's how I did it at least.

I actually have a nice mullein stalk in the garage, I had heard that it made a good spindle. I now await your testing too see what I can really learn.:thumbup:
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Thanks bro, glad you liked the shots. I didn't even look for bracts or fruit thinking it too early...never even thought about looking around for an old one :o

I'm looking forward to the tests too :thumbup:

rdgarbo said:
Beautiful Place...Gods handy work!
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Yeah, it's definitely beautiful up there...before responsibilities like kids came along I used to stay up there for weeks at a time in the fall and winter when it was peaceful and quiet.


sadiejane said:
mistwalker-mind posting a link to that particular video you were watching that sent you on this quest?
thanks
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Sure, this is it. The guy does a great job on the detailed view about half way into it.


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canadiantrailman said:
Excellent pics, especially the last butterfly! Thanks for posting them.:thumbup:
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Thanks man, glad you enjoyed them.

Yeah, my wife has a thing for butterflies...so I have a thing for photographing them when good opportunities come along :thumbup:
 
great pics man, i've been stuck in town 3 weeks & going crazy. the tree your pack was on was huge, we do'nt have anything in central texas to compare. thanks for the great excursion.
 
As previously mentioned, basswood grows usually, but not always, multi-stem. Leaves do not have milky sap like mulberry, and the base of leaf where it attaches to the stem is not swollen like eastern red bud. Usually these are the two that are most confused with basswood in east TN.

Another way to help you identify it as basswood after some practice is to knock on the trunk with your knuckles or knife handle, etc. Basswood has a hollow sound to it compared to other trees. Good to know if you can't reach any leaves.

Old timers say a basswood is a good place to shelter yourself in a thunderstorm as they don't get hit by lightning. I guess black locust would be just the opposite!

If you are looking to learn the hand drill, boxelder is one of my new favorites for the both the spindle and hearthboard. Just got look for sucker shoots for the spindle. Betcha you got some along the rivers where you are. I cut some not to long ago green and was getting embers after only two weeks of drying... couldn't believe it...


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abo4ster said:
As previously mentioned, basswood grows usually, but not always, multi-stem. Leaves do not have milky sap like mulberry, and the base of leaf where it attaches to the stem is not swollen like eastern red bud. Usually these are the two that are most confused with basswood in east TN.
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hey QB, how's it going, bro?

Just wanted to add that Redbud leaves have a smooth margin as compared to the toothed margin of Basswood.

Thanks for the tip regarding Box Elder as a hand drill. I have found, however, that dead herbaceous plant stalks, for the most part (Mullein being an exception) seem to be easier on your hands, almost like a bit of a cushion effect. YMMV, of course.

Doc
 
Thanks guys, I'm pretty familiar with Red Bud...they were my mother's favorite tree and she had me dig up several over the years and plant them for here.

Thanks for the tip on the Box Elder, there are a few here in the neighborhood. Pity I didn't know this earlier my neighbor just trimmed several limbs off one a few months back.

I have been looking for something with a larger diameter that milk weed...the small diameter makes it rough on my hands :)
 
mistwalker said:
Sure, this is it. The guy does a great job on the detailed view about half way into it.


[youtube]AQSbmd9u44A[/youtube]
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thanks dude. sure does amaze me how some of ya'll make it look so easy...
actually, the bowdrill ive gotten pretty good at(most of the time) with lots of practice but the hand drill....
 
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