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FREE TO THE FIRST WHO WANTS 'EM
I have 4 Palm Trees that I will give to whoever wants them.
One is 12 feet , one is 9 1/2 feet and 2 are 7 feet tall.
They were killed in the Snowpocalypse that we had here in Texas early this year.
We have cut them off at ground level and they are now laying in by the fence on the back 40. We do need to get rid of them.
Whoever wants them, come and get 'em.
We will help you load them.
The big one weighs around a ton.
I could not move it with a 15 HP yard tractor.
Had to hook the 4WD Dodge RAM to it to drag it off.
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And don't ask for photos please!
One is 12 feet , one is 9 1/2 feet and 2 are 7 feet tall.
They were killed in the Snowpocalypse that we had here in Texas early this year.
We have cut them off at ground level and they are now laying in by the fence on the back 40. We do need to get rid of them.
Whoever wants them, come and get 'em.
We will help you load them.
The big one weighs around a ton.
I could not move it with a 15 HP yard tractor.
Had to hook the 4WD Dodge RAM to it to drag it off.
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!
DON'T DELAY.
And don't ask for photos please!
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Can I put them on lay a way
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Sorry, but I must insist on pics. Or it didn't happen.
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I guess they're not utile as firewood?
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Indeed, what does one do with a dead palm?
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THAT is the question! The only suggestion I have run across is "... make a totem pole ..."
Other than that ... nada!
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I cut a couple down for Shirley, yes we do have 'em down South, they dulled the blade on my chainsaw, couldn't find any use for 'em and the buggers keep sprouting from the stumps...
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You're right, Jim. Not terribly useful fiber, but if you want to weave a hammock or make wicker furniture ...
Here are the uses of wood from palm trees:
Making hammocks
Along coastlines, you’ll find hammocks hung on live trees, some of them palm trees of all kinds, such as coconuts. Well, that’s not the only use of palm tree trunks.
The fiber made from the trunks of palm trees and their wood is also used as a raw material for weaving out hammocks. When woven, it is strong, durable, and offers a unique appearance of a natural material.
Making hats
The reed-like fibrous structure of palm tree wood makes for great material for weaving traditional clothing. Sun hats, for example, are some of the most common outfits made from the strands made from these trees.
Fireplace firewood
As already discussed above, palm trees can also make firewood even though its quality is not very admirable.
However, in communities where these trees are in plenty and readily available, chopping the trunks and drying the pieces out produces firewood that can be mixed with high density wood for fireplace use.
Making wicker furniture
Some palm trees have characteristically flexible woody stems that make them climb instead of growing like the usual palm tree. Rattan palm trees are a good example of this type of trees, which produce wood that’s used to make rattan furniture.
In places where rattan palms grow, their wood is mainly used to make baskets and furniture, also called wicker furniture.
Wicker furniture is the kind that’s woven, that’s why this particular type of palm tree wood is preferred due to its flexibility.
Here are the uses of wood from palm trees:
Making hammocks
Along coastlines, you’ll find hammocks hung on live trees, some of them palm trees of all kinds, such as coconuts. Well, that’s not the only use of palm tree trunks.
The fiber made from the trunks of palm trees and their wood is also used as a raw material for weaving out hammocks. When woven, it is strong, durable, and offers a unique appearance of a natural material.
Making hats
The reed-like fibrous structure of palm tree wood makes for great material for weaving traditional clothing. Sun hats, for example, are some of the most common outfits made from the strands made from these trees.
Fireplace firewood
As already discussed above, palm trees can also make firewood even though its quality is not very admirable.
However, in communities where these trees are in plenty and readily available, chopping the trunks and drying the pieces out produces firewood that can be mixed with high density wood for fireplace use.
Making wicker furniture
Some palm trees have characteristically flexible woody stems that make them climb instead of growing like the usual palm tree. Rattan palm trees are a good example of this type of trees, which produce wood that’s used to make rattan furniture.
In places where rattan palms grow, their wood is mainly used to make baskets and furniture, also called wicker furniture.
Wicker furniture is the kind that’s woven, that’s why this particular type of palm tree wood is preferred due to its flexibility.
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Well! There you go! All you guys who have been wanting to weave hats or make wicker furniture, I HAVE YOUR RAW MATERIALS! Come and get 'em!
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Start a wicker holster business....?
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I'm good Jim. You can bestow this generous gift to someone more deserving.
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They would help build a backstop for your personal shooting range!
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Great. But it would look really cool with some dead palm trees on top!Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:29 am
I have a good backstop on my personal shooting range. Two stacks of Union Pacific railroad ties stacked parallel and 3 feet of dirt and rock shoveled in between the stacks.
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They looked like this before they died.Catshooter wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:19 pm Sorry, but I must insist on pics. Or it didn't happen.
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Well durn Ray! Can't you hitch up the wagon and you and the mule come on over?
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So palm trees are the Hi Point of the firewood world! Id love to go on a wagon train trip....
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Can you mail them to Great Falls MT, pre paid
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Ok Jim, I got the mule hitched and we're on our way. Should be there 'bout Christmas. Put a candle in the window, would ya please?
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The candle is lit.Catshooter wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:49 pm Ok Jim, I got the mule hitched and we're on our way. Should be there 'bout Christmas. Put a candle in the window, would ya please?
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I only have 3.
Best try to get here by Thanksgiving.
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A man of your stature and bearing really ought to have a totem pole. I can hunt around find an old pocket knife to donate toward completion of this important project. Might have some rust and a broken blade.
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This forum badly needs a like button!JimT wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:13 amThe candle is lit.Catshooter wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:49 pm Ok Jim, I got the mule hitched and we're on our way. Should be there 'bout Christmas. Put a candle in the window, would ya please?
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I only have 3.
Best try to get here by Thanksgiving.
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Doesnt specify palm species, no time for ads that dont list all the pertinent information.
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Thanks Sarge. I found that one can use the fibers of the Palm to weave hats or baskets. If you have a nice, agreeable, unattached lady in her 60's that knows how to weave hats from Palm fibers I would rather have you send her. The knife is a good thought .. don't get depressed over me not wanting it all that badly. But i think hats and baskets and maybe mats would sell better than a totem.Sarge wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:05 pmA man of your stature and bearing really ought to have a totem pole. I can hunt around find an old pocket knife to donate toward completion of this important project. Might have some rust and a broken blade.
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thought the hats are woven of palm leaves, (fronds), what about the eleven tons of body matter? alaska mill?
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The fibers are used to make baskets and hats. The palm fronds were used for roofing - at least in Mozambique.
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It is mostly fibers. Dense fibers. Clogs a chainsaw quickly.
If no one will take these I may have to drop them off at a site where the gummint is mulching up brush and trees.
If I can do it quickly, I would like to park someplace nearby to see what the consequences of running a palm tree through a wood chipper is. Just for the science, of course.
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THANKS for the info. I appreciate it. Great hats.
I have a grass hat from Mexico, but don't know what kind of material it is. Looks like grass.
I have a grass hat from Mexico, but don't know what kind of material it is. Looks like grass.
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I too would be interested in how they behave in a wood chipper......
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gamekeeper wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 3:52 pm I too would be interested in how they behave in a wood chipper......
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Jim, would you be able to squeeze em all into a flat rate USPS box?
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Say what?
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https://youtu.be/vdmGTMXxXoU
Couldnt find palm logs being shredded.
Grizz, might not want to stand too close to a fire with your grass hat!
Couldnt find palm logs being shredded.
Grizz, might not want to stand too close to a fire with your grass hat!
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I expect large amounts grass are easier to buy in Mexico.
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depends how good your spanish is
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especially so since i clear-coated it !Grizz, might not want to stand too close to a fire with your grass hat!
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Is shipping available
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Yessir JB. Shipping is available.
There is a large group of shippers who regularly ship organic material from Mexico all over the US.
You will need to go to Nogales or Tijuana and organize it though.
One incentive you can offer, they won't have to get 'em past Customs!