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Robert Walton wrote:

> Does anyone know if sweet gum sells well as timber? I can't find much
> online. I'm thinking that if there is a nice straight gum tree, I'd
> probably be best to leave it for timber. It's not great firewood and
> splitting it is really tough. The smaller ones, less than a foot
> thick, make decent firewood and don't need split.

I don't think so, Rob.  It is so wet that it often checks if extreme 
care is not taken.  If it can be dried without too much checking, it is 
a good furniture wood, but you really need controlled conditions like a 
wood kiln.

Bev

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