Pitchwood which tree's?

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nguyen

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Can someone tell me what the best type of tree to find pitchwood from? Or is it basically available from any tree that has been 'violently' killed?

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Nguyen
 
It will pool in pretty much tree which has been violently cracked, some woods are much better than other, cedar for example burns much better than spruce, but any very sap soaked wood is very useful.

-Cliff
 
nguyen said:
Can someone tell me what the best type of tree to find pitchwood from? Or is it basically available from any tree that has been 'violently' killed?

Thanks

Nguyen
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Where or what part of the world are you in?
 
dead Jack pine limbs are loaded!! Easiest place I can think of. Find a dead rotten log and grab one of the limbs and pull it out. Darn things burn like gas.
 
mewolf1 said:
Ya might need to get out of Minneapolis city limits though:D :D
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Hehe! :) Well I'm going hiking tomorrow, hopefully i'll get lucky. I should bring a bucket with.:D

Thanks for all the great info guys!!:thumbup:
 
pitchwood from most evergreens, pines seem to produce some of the best.
look for the rotted stumps- the center heartwood is what is sticking up through the middle. good pitchwood.

dhawk
 
Here in the midsouth, cedars and small pines work well. I like to find the ones stunted, knocked down, half rotted away. usually the heartwood is left after the bark, precambiam, and softwood is gone. Only the resinous hearts remain. Another good item to look for is resin "tears", drops of yellow or white pitch left on trees that have been scarred, or on the tops of stumps. A ball of resin will burn like crazy, and doesn't mind the rain! It also makes good glue, and can be chewed, if you like the taste. I don't. I chew sassafrass root. Makes good tea maynard! And the leaves thicken soups. It is the "file' " in gumbo.

Codger
 
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