This is a soft maple log, would this be considered ambrosia maple or what is it? ??? Theres not a ton of it in the log but it was also in the last maple log i sawed. Thanks for the help!
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If there is a little black hole or two in those streaks, then yes they are caused by the ambrosia beetle working through the tree. I've seen it in Elm and Honey Locust as well, very pretty.
Looks like Ambrosia to me but just not very much.
Ok thanks. So how does it work? It wasnt very deep into the first log.. i got 5 more logs from this same tree if i let a few sit would i end up with more of it or does the tree have to be standing? It was in the 3rd log from the bottom and this is the 2nd log from the bottom. Both had about the same amount atleast so far.
The tree has to be alive and standing. Leaving the log lay will not help, it will only cause the log to gray stain. What you have is called an ambrosia streak, but I would not call that ambrosia maple with so few streaks.
Thanks for the good information :P
The easy id is the black holes. The adult female tunnels under the bark, lays her eggs and plants the spores of a fungus the tree grows and that the larvae eat. That's the black ambrosia fungus you see in the holes, they are farming it. She is usually looking for a stressed tree. When the tree dies the mold and beetles do too. I usually see 2 or 3 holes together with this beetle as well.
This is Ambrosia
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Now, that is fine.
is that the same thing as wormy soft maple
Yes. Sold in the trade as WHND. Worm holes no defect.
What's the WHND stand for?
I see now that he said that, lol.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/38145/20160912_175603.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1473732887) i love the stuff this is about 500 bdft air drying
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/38145/IMG_20151214_090150.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1450106898) countertop i built out of it
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/38145/20161214_171550.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481759002) kitchen table and benches
Id like to get my hands on some of that :o