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   user-83153 | Apr 10, 2007 09:39pm | #1

   J,

     If you don't want it I'll take it. I think it looks great and have been searching for some. I live about 60 miles north of you.

                  Rob

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   JMadson | Apr 10, 2007 10:05pm | #2

   Sorry, it's not mine to give away. Neighbor hired a guy to cut it down. He's taking it with him when he's done, but I was going to see if I could get a big chunk first.

   Does willow have a resale value? ie. woodworking, firewood?

   She paid a grand to have it removed and I think she got suckered somehow. “The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots up into the rankest weeds..” – Hume

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   DendrologyDog | Apr 10, 2007 10:08pm | #3

   Not much firewood value.  Willow is about as light as spruce.  It's also weak, and not used much in woodworking, although it does make a nice bowl turning wood.  The heartwood is usually a light reddish brown.

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   beachfarm | Apr 11, 2007 01:55pm | #4

   Willow does one thing very well - ground water absorption. Two things, if you count dropping branches as a bonus. As firewood, it just doesn't give up enough BTU's to be worthwhile. I do wonder what it would be like as a veneer or non-structural wood component. And turnings sound interesting...