May 17, 20178 yr I have been looking around and Googled flat needle firs and found this as a suggestion. Maybe the needles on Fred's tree will mature and flatten out.
May 17, 20178 yr @HandyDan It is possible, but the opposite branches that Fred showed in the one picture are not characteristic of a fir (true or otherwise) nor is it of a hemlock
May 17, 20178 yr This is even more of a mystery than the monthly whatsit contest. Is there a prize, Fred? Maybe a signed drywall shard?
May 18, 20178 yr 11 hours ago, Ron Altier said: Can you go by weight? Is there a heavy soft wood? yew, a softwood, is very heavy and has very dense wood More than you ever wanted to know about wood properties. Chapter 3 has a good discussion of differences between hardwoods and softwoods https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjNlenlzfnTAhXEdSYKHa2RAE4QFggnMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fpl.fs.fed.us%2Fdocumnts%2Ffplgtr%2Ffpl_gtr190.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGgPaF4yCGHAgGIzfSWM8uTF2-aaw&sig2=FNPXu94GyS46nVENqz2H4w Edited May 18, 20178 yr by kmealy
May 18, 20178 yr 11 hours ago, Ron Altier said: Can you go by weight? Is there a heavy soft wood? True firs and hemlocks are also heavier than Douglas fir, mainly due to their water content (Doug Fir floats, hem/firs sink). Spruce is also a "light" softwood - used on the Spruce Goose.
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