hmm, i was wondering what the heck it was i dont think anyone will harm it (its at 10,000 feet offa hiking trail)thanks for all the info!Tuberale said:No. The tree does that naturally to try to protect itself from fungal invasion. If you look at it in cross-section, it will have a lot of pitch pockets in it. Pitch is a tree's natural immune system keeping saprophytic fungi (parasitic) away.
If you tried to knock it off, you'll only harm the tree more than it already has been harmed.
That's probably where a limb was knocked off by a nearby falling tree many years ago.
LOLTn Gizmo said:I learned something, have seen those before but just never gave it much thought. Now I must decide what bit of knowledge I must forget in order to have room in my brain for this new info. (maybe an old movie since I seem to be deleting those anyway as I grow older)
Excactly what it isRoyal said:Nope, It is called a Burl and is natural. Woodworkers turn them into some beautiful bowls... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl
Royal said:Nope, It is called a Burl and is natural. Woodworkers turn them into some beautiful bowls... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl
Need to check your definition again, Royal. This has no green suckers growing from it. It is not a burl. It is, as stated before, a healed scar from where a limb was knocked off.Royal said:Nope, It is called a Burl and is natural. Woodworkers turn them into some beautiful bowls... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl
Your example above IS a burl. See the green sucker growing from the top, plus the knobby features on the face? That is, by definition, a burl. The example given for this thread however, if not a burl. It lacks these green suckers growing from it, it lacks the knobby appearance, and therefore is not.mrs.oroblanco said:Here is a pine burl.
While it may be rare (which I'm not sure of, in Pa, lots of pine trees get them), it doesn't mean it is non-existent. Either way, it would make a great pattern, I bet.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41188800@N00/172525368/in/photostream
Beth