Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 17:39:39 -0400
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To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net>
Subject: Re: baidarka USA Tree Species - Rot Resistance
>Craig,
>Did the article also mention any other charachteristics that we need to know
>about in boatbuilding? Or was it just about decay resistance? I was
>shocked to see Red Mulberry amongst the most resistant - I had no idea. And
>I'd really like to know more about its other characteristics as it does grow
>around here - and is considered a "trash" tree, so it would be available for
>free if it is being cut down.
Just decay resistance.
Red Mulberry -- umm, aside from its being mentioned as a framing and
sometimes planking wood from Colonial times in the Chesapeake in many
sources I've read:
1. Library
2. Card Catalog
3. USDA or Forestry Service reports on wood types.
<chuckle>
I don't really have any more information. Red Mulberry is related to Osage
Orange so this should come as no surprise. It even looks similar - less
day-glow maybe - to OO wood.
Red M has shiny, mitt-shaped leaves, sorta. Don't confuse it with White M
(heart-shaped leaves, whitish hairs on leaves).
Craig O'Donnell
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