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People who come here always ask what is a burl?
Simple answer........ a mutated freak of nature. Kind of like a two headed chicken.
But my boss doesn't like it when I say that.
There are a lot of variations with burls.
Most burls contain a lot of dormant shoots all crammed together in a small area.
First is a Maple stump burl. Most of the burl formation occurs at ground level and a little ways below.
This is what we call a cluster burl log. Lots of smaller side burls on the trunk.
Sometimes there will be some larger side burls on the trunk of a maple. When cut off they are called burl caps.
This is a buckeye burl getting washed. Most of the buckeye burl grows underground.
Last a big oak bunion that grew about 2/3 of the way around the tree trunk. These do not have pins just weird swirling grain.
We won't know for sure what we have until it gets washed and cut.
Simple answer........ a mutated freak of nature. Kind of like a two headed chicken.
But my boss doesn't like it when I say that.
There are a lot of variations with burls.
Most burls contain a lot of dormant shoots all crammed together in a small area.
First is a Maple stump burl. Most of the burl formation occurs at ground level and a little ways below.
This is what we call a cluster burl log. Lots of smaller side burls on the trunk.
Sometimes there will be some larger side burls on the trunk of a maple. When cut off they are called burl caps.
This is a buckeye burl getting washed. Most of the buckeye burl grows underground.
Last a big oak bunion that grew about 2/3 of the way around the tree trunk. These do not have pins just weird swirling grain.
We won't know for sure what we have until it gets washed and cut.