What size are you looking for? I bought a 5 foot piece on OfferUp from a guy in Olympia for $30. I can give you his number if you like.View attachment 7555
Yes, of course; I hadn't thought of that. But if you found a piece that looked like the one in the pic, is there a way to tell whether it's coniferous or not?Unfortunately, most of the wood we find floating around here could be coniferous.
I can tell you it came from a treeOh no... is there any way to tell the species from my photo?
... hard wood tends to sink sooner, and soft wood tends to float forever long time.Not that I know of, but hard wood tends to sink, and soft wood (conifers) tends to float.
Haha he fished it out of a river.I can tell you it came from a tree
Smart ***ery aside, I'm not sure. Did the person who sold it to you have it in an aquarium?
Interesting point! Thanks manI have used river drift wood for well over a decade and have never had any issues. I've got wood right now that I pulled out of the Wynoochee reservoir. All the talk of conifers poisoning the water - it's amazing we have any fish in our local lakes and streams.
It looks like the article linked above was written by someone in Poland and is specific to species of tress found there. He mentions near the bottom that coniferous firs don't contain resin but doesn't mention any actual species. Most of what I find and use is from Douglas Fir (which isn't even a true fir). I have also used Alder and maple.
My only caveat being that the wood I use has been submerged for years and already sinks - I would not use fresh cut wood.
The photo above looks to be a softer wood, and I would expect it to take a very long time to sink.