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They crack like mad... Haven't gotten paint (home Depot mis-tints, $12/ gallon) or anchor-seal for ends. I'm thinking of cookies as trivets, maybe, or a wall-mounted backing piece for hooks for jewelry hanging. I might get my cs mill out today.

They are super wild trees. https://ppo.puyallup.wsu.edu/pmr/names/ https://www.google.com/search?q=madrona+vs+arbutus&rlz=1Y3KTZR_enUS608US608&prmd=nmiv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHuIWTt-HhAhULwMQHHYvdBgYQ_AUoA3oECAwQAw&biw=1280&bih=800 They are wild to view-prune (thin for...

5' is monster. Didn't know they made it down that far south. Cool. There is one here, 3', 3', and 4' triple leader action. Like other bigger trees, they don't look so big until your touching them, especially if they are alone. This Oly madrone is in a field, visible from I-5, if you know where...

I've become a maple crotch horder.

I've heard of getting excavators for madrona stump removal. Do you know about the value, Stig? They grow big here. I'm learning more and more about the special wood available here. I saw a $$ Bigleaf maple on a property, dead and dying, soooo burly!

Something cool about madrona/ Arbutus is that they are evergreen, with leaves lasting about 14 months. Unfortunately, this increases foliar fungal issues. Wood is beautiful, but twists, cups, and cracks like mad.

Smooth work! Literally and figuratively. A wet madrone is an attention-keeper for a climber. Easy to pitch off sideways from a snot-slick, leaning stem. Sharp spurs and saws a big help. Heavy wood. Once of the densest in the region, I'd say, second to english holly, maybe third...Geary oak...