Very old tree stump ID? in the Plant ID forum

Dec 10, 2024 7:38 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Jared Nicholes
Dietrich, Idaho (Zone 6a)

I know, it's a longshot, but is there any way of knowing what this tree stump was when it was a tree?

I'm just curious.

| @jnicholes | Post #3198788 (1)

porkpal

Dec 10, 2024 9:37 PM CST

Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)

Something very solid since someone drilled holes in it to accelerate rotting and it's still there.

Porkpal

| @porkpal | Post #3198825 (2)

stone

Dec 11, 2024 6:02 AM CST

Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)

Elm would be my guess...
Have you ever attempted to split elm as fire wood?
Twisted grains...
I used to have a large elm in a veggie garden... digging through it's roots each year was a bit of work...

Please visit my garden!

| @stone | Post #3198870 (3)

porkpal

Dec 11, 2024 8:10 AM CST

Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)

Elm would be a good guess, I think.

Porkpal

| @porkpal | Post #3198894 (4)

CPPgardener

Dec 11, 2024 8:14 AM CST

Name: John
Pomona/Riverside CA (Zone 9a)

Something they didn't want resprouting from. The scoring and drilling looks like what we do and then apply glyphosate. Are there any Maples or Oaks nearby? Look at the surrounding trees and compare the lower trunks.

“That which is, is.That which happens, happens.” Douglas Adams

| @CPPgardener | Post #3198896 (5)

porkpal

Dec 11, 2024 8:19 AM CST

Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)