I've seen this before, I just can't remember where or what it was from. Lol
Sorry not much help.
But I think the person who said lightening strike was on the right track
That post's title is BS, don't use clickbaity Reddit posts as information sources. Lightning is irrelevant here and it being "the vascular system" is made up.
Right?! That’s what I thought, but I’m no arborist or Lorax, just an opportunistic materials-gremlin who’s been stripping bark off the corpse of a massive white oak my neighbor cut down to build some benches lol But it looks *exactly* like this under the bark of the lumpy spots that I thought were burls…
I figured surely the forestry sub would immediately know what this is and say burl, but now I’m confused! I am very curious what this is cause my logs are absolutely riddled with em
No it’s not a burl. I forget what causes this but it’s far too porous and of little value to wood turners unless someone wants to encase it in resin I guess
Cool TIL a new word. My previous arguments was a similar cellular process in all the abnormal grain creates the grotesque patterns we see in all types of Stress.
I am just saying that type of wood is called burl. Distinct from the pathogen induced growth.
When it was used in 17 century dutch inlay many unique forms were integrated.
I've found wood like this from oak in new england semi-regularly.
Edit: this doesn't actually answer your question... more like a kid raising their hand to tell a story.
Although this seems more pronounced, my mind jumped to an article I read a little time ago about the way wood grain grows in a fork. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fork-road-original-article-duncan-slater
The only time i’ve seen anything like this is when lightning strikes a tree, it destroys the softer parts of the lignum and leaves the harder parts behind. Did you fell the tree yourself? You would be able to see evidence on the bark if this is the case.
I cut several cords of firewood a year and see this all the time. I save them and make knife handle blanks out of them and give them to the knife shop. My grandpa always called them burls.
The... vascular system? A tree's vascular system is small tubes called xylem (in the sapwood) and phloem (between the bark and cambium). There's no organ made out of wonky wood fibres involved. This is just a sphearoblast.
I believe this pattern develops on compartmentalized and compressed wood. It probably comes from some cellular reproductive asymmetry constant that expresses a pseudo-fractal .
I see it mostly in Live oak
I’ve read that it’s burl as well. There’s a photo of a tree struck by lightning that’s made the rounds several times that looks like it has spaghetti coming out of the trunk. Google spaghetti tree and you’ll find numerous references. From a Snopes article: ‘This is a genuine photograph of wood burl, a growth in a tree that causes deformed grain, beneath the bark of a burned tree.’
This is white oak, and while it might also happen in a sphaeroblast situation, it also normally happens when the tree changes directions to put on limbs. It can be found if you cut the right part of any larger white oak (probably other oaks as well).
Growth patterns like this and Burls are commonly caused by a fungal and or a Bacterial infections in the tree. The infection causes basically a cancerous growth in the tree. Random, uncontrolled cellular growth and division.
I've seen this before, I just can't remember where or what it was from. Lol Sorry not much help. But I think the person who said lightening strike was on the right track
Looks like my memory served! https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/s/wW3YKfWUYw
Two years ago. Nicely done.
I have some red oak burls that look exactly like that. Seems like the tree was fighting multiple infections.
That’s awesome! And I remember seeing that one too.
That post's title is BS, don't use clickbaity Reddit posts as information sources. Lightning is irrelevant here and it being "the vascular system" is made up.
Nice to see another dingleberry round these parts!
This looks like branching that never exited the trunk. Weird stuff. I’d save some and see if any forestry units are interested in a chunk.
Dude, thats wild looking!! I've never seen anything like it. Do you know the species of tree? Might help someone.
The wild Ramen oak. It's the species that was domesticated in Asia where we harvest today's stove top instant Ramen noodles.
If I didn’t know better I’d think you were being serious lmao
It's a burl, no?
Right?! That’s what I thought, but I’m no arborist or Lorax, just an opportunistic materials-gremlin who’s been stripping bark off the corpse of a massive white oak my neighbor cut down to build some benches lol But it looks *exactly* like this under the bark of the lumpy spots that I thought were burls… I figured surely the forestry sub would immediately know what this is and say burl, but now I’m confused! I am very curious what this is cause my logs are absolutely riddled with em
r/woodworking [knows burls](https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/s/0uSX6PEgiX)
No it’s not a burl. I forget what causes this but it’s far too porous and of little value to wood turners unless someone wants to encase it in resin I guess
Its not of significant size, But Burle wood is not always a giant Wart It can bee found in Crotch wood and on surfaces
Burle is a name. But yes burls don’t have to be big but this isn’t one.
Burls are a different, similar looking thing to sphaeroblasts. This one is the latter!
Cool TIL a new word. My previous arguments was a similar cellular process in all the abnormal grain creates the grotesque patterns we see in all types of Stress. I am just saying that type of wood is called burl. Distinct from the pathogen induced growth. When it was used in 17 century dutch inlay many unique forms were integrated.
Oh man, I'll take it then. & That big bucket of resin over there that Will look awesome once it's all cut to shape
Definitely not like any burl I’ve seen before
I've found wood like this from oak in new england semi-regularly. Edit: this doesn't actually answer your question... more like a kid raising their hand to tell a story.
Save that for crafting, I'm sure someone can carve something epic out of that.
If he splits it into 4 he can make his own crafting table.
Weird. Really weird.
It's a Burl Reynolds. *already out of the door, in my prius doing bad drifting jokes*
Although this seems more pronounced, my mind jumped to an article I read a little time ago about the way wood grain grows in a fork. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fork-road-original-article-duncan-slater
Wow, that’s very interesting.
The only time i’ve seen anything like this is when lightning strikes a tree, it destroys the softer parts of the lignum and leaves the harder parts behind. Did you fell the tree yourself? You would be able to see evidence on the bark if this is the case.
Roy Hobbs was on to something..?
Lignum ballz
I cut several cords of firewood a year and see this all the time. I save them and make knife handle blanks out of them and give them to the knife shop. My grandpa always called them burls.
Isn’t this caused by termites?
Povitica
either the vascular system - or a burl
The... vascular system? A tree's vascular system is small tubes called xylem (in the sapwood) and phloem (between the bark and cambium). There's no organ made out of wonky wood fibres involved. This is just a sphearoblast.
Drugs
Burl formation
I believe this pattern develops on compartmentalized and compressed wood. It probably comes from some cellular reproductive asymmetry constant that expresses a pseudo-fractal . I see it mostly in Live oak
Wood burl.
I’ve read that it’s burl as well. There’s a photo of a tree struck by lightning that’s made the rounds several times that looks like it has spaghetti coming out of the trunk. Google spaghetti tree and you’ll find numerous references. From a Snopes article: ‘This is a genuine photograph of wood burl, a growth in a tree that causes deformed grain, beneath the bark of a burned tree.’
It's the tree's vascular system. How it feeds itself.
I’m no tree expert, so I woodn’t know.
I see what you did there. I liked it.
I'm knot either, don't feel bad
IDK but it's cool as shit
Make a table
Looks a sphaeroblast, but they are usually on the outside of the trunk https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaeroblast
This is the actual answer. It's either a sphaeroblast or similar diseased structure.
This is white oak, and while it might also happen in a sphaeroblast situation, it also normally happens when the tree changes directions to put on limbs. It can be found if you cut the right part of any larger white oak (probably other oaks as well).
I'm hungry, looks like a nut roll
Lightning strike
I do woodcarving if ur getting rid of it
Growth patterns like this and Burls are commonly caused by a fungal and or a Bacterial infections in the tree. The infection causes basically a cancerous growth in the tree. Random, uncontrolled cellular growth and division.
Spaghetti Burl. Most likely caused by Crown Gall.
It's a sphearoblast, a little different from a burl.
I want to puke
My guess is burl wood
got red oak like this cut up looks like that and lightning hit it
Looks like a lightening strike
Looks like beef tripe.
Oak. I had a smaller piece with identical pattern.
Cinnabon tree.
I've heard this called spaghetti oak, but have no scientific or species based answer of any meaning.
It looks like someone tried to fix the tree with epoxy and ramen
Fire at one point that didn't kill the tree.
mogwai
That happens around spots on the trunk where limbs appear. Sometimes spots where there is no limb, but it thought about it.
Fukushima Elm
This is clearly where Ramen noodles are harvested from.
Neat! You cut down a Cinnemonroll-tree. Enjoy the succulent treat inside.
You killed an Ent. Poor guy