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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Sweetgum , where I was raised  (somewhere in the deep
south that no longer exists), was considered a
nuisance.  The large limbs fell because the wood is
brittle.  They will continue to fall. You are smart to
take it down.  Concerning use of the wood, some older
men like to use the wood of sweetgum to whittle. 
There's probably an arborist on this list whose
knowledge is brighter than my memories.......wishing I
could 'whittle while I work'......bobford


--- EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> We have a 100 ft+ sweetgum tree

> Any ideas on the freak limb fall?

> tree.  Any ideas on the use of the wood?  The tree
> is about 3 feet in 
> diameter.
> 
> Bev
> 
> -- 
> BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm   NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
> 34.498N       85.076W    Bev is Earth, Ron is Sky                           
>