osage

[bubba pharris]

going to Mississippi this weekend to cut some osage.....any recomendations on size's that are best both tree and limbs

[jturner]

I like the suckers that grow off a stump that was cut off, im in michigan and our osage has very tight rings. but the suckers are straight and have bigger rings.

[Ryano]

Any size osage is good osage! Just stay away from the really big stuff. You lose a lot in the center of the big ones to wind shake and other types of damage usualy....and they are way more work to deal with from cutting to spliting to loading.

[Pat B]

Two" to 10" or so is good and relatively easy to work with. Study the bark well for wood that has grown straight.

[bubba pharris]

thanks , that gives me something to look for. a friend in Mississippi has a lat of trees on his property and told me to cut all i want he hates them...dang the luck

[osage outlaw]

Make sure to take some glue to seal the ends.  Look for young looking trees.  Some of the small trees ( 6-8") can be gnarly old things with super thin rings.