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Hey everyone,
I've been on the forum for a while, but this will be my first post in this section. I'll try to keep it short, but I'm happy to go into more detail if anyone would like.
My in laws live in the middle of South Carolina. Three family homes sit on a total of about 100+ acres. Half of it is old cow pastures while the rest of it is woods. So far, I know that there are some oak trees (I don't know how to differentiate between red or white), some poplar trees (from what my wife's uncle tells me), and of course a bunch of pine (not what I would prefer).
I would like to find a way to properly identify the trees that are out there, so that I can select a few to bring down and eventually turn in to usable lumber. I searched through the forum looking for the best way to identify trees, but didn't have much luck. I googled for a while trying to find some sort of chart, but all I came up with were websites that would determine what it was by playing 20 questions.
Are y'all able to look at a tree and tell right away what it is? I'm trying to find the best way to learn all about this before I go out there. The last thing I want to do is start cutting down trees only to let them go to waste...
Thank for any help you can offer.
Sean
I've been on the forum for a while, but this will be my first post in this section. I'll try to keep it short, but I'm happy to go into more detail if anyone would like.
My in laws live in the middle of South Carolina. Three family homes sit on a total of about 100+ acres. Half of it is old cow pastures while the rest of it is woods. So far, I know that there are some oak trees (I don't know how to differentiate between red or white), some poplar trees (from what my wife's uncle tells me), and of course a bunch of pine (not what I would prefer).
I would like to find a way to properly identify the trees that are out there, so that I can select a few to bring down and eventually turn in to usable lumber. I searched through the forum looking for the best way to identify trees, but didn't have much luck. I googled for a while trying to find some sort of chart, but all I came up with were websites that would determine what it was by playing 20 questions.
Are y'all able to look at a tree and tell right away what it is? I'm trying to find the best way to learn all about this before I go out there. The last thing I want to do is start cutting down trees only to let them go to waste...
Thank for any help you can offer.
Sean