Big birch

[AHPP]

 

An unusually stout birch measuring approximately four Screwfix catalogues DBH. I have seen other big ones but never bothered to take photos or mentally record the sizes. Anyone found bigger than this one?

[doobin]

20 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

 

An unusually stout birch measuring approximately four Screwfix catalogues DBH. I have seen other big ones but never bothered to take photos or mentally record the sizes. Anyone found bigger than this one?

 

Yes, a selection on the common near here. They get pretty rotten though. 

[Stubby]

33 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

 

An unusually stout birch measuring approximately four Screwfix catalogues DBH. I have seen other big ones but never bothered to take photos or mentally record the sizes. Anyone found bigger than this one?

 

He is a fattie ! 👍

[AHPP]

Yes, a selection on the common near here. They get pretty rotten though. 

I forgot to put that in the opening post. Not only are these unusually big, they’re unusually healthy. Aware those things linked.

[IronMike]

The site I've been busy slaying Ash on for months has some real big bootie Birch scattered around the spot. I'll try and get some snaps. Alas, many have bootie rot also 😢 

[Dan Maynard]

I've measured one with a 461, was about one bar length.

Tree was in a conservation area, this one was all over neighbours house so they let us fell it, it's brother in the garden ended up with TPO which I think is unusual for birch.

[David Humphries]

Last week at Staverton Park, Suffolk 

 

[Rough Hewn]

 
An unusually stout birch measuring approximately four Screwfix catalogues DBH. I have seen other big ones but never bothered to take photos or mentally record the sizes. Anyone found bigger than this one?

I’m guessing that’s about 2’ dbh?
Nice straight clean log.
Years ago that would get sent to a peeler to make plywood from.
It’s mainly chipped now.
Seen a few that size but not straight like that.
[emoji106]

[TuscanPhil]

@Rough HewnCan any nice / good / useful etc planks be milled from Silver Birch?  I have a trunk down in my garden (might be rotten by now) that I keep trying to find some time to have a go at milling instead of turning into firewood logs for my consumption.

[AHPP]

I’m guessing that’s about 2’ dbh?
Nice straight clean log.
Years ago that would get sent to a peeler to make plywood from.
It’s mainly chipped now.
Seen a few that size but not straight like that.
[emoji106]

Closer to 20” but that was very crudely measured. I’d have guessed 2’.