how do you identify burl in a uncut/live tree or log. got any pics?
This is a burl on a maple tree:
(http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss48/drednekhunter388/007-1.jpg)
And this is just a knot on another maple tree:
(http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss48/drednekhunter388/008-2.jpg)
Here's a little burl in some woods I hunt. The picture is sideways...oops... but you can get a size comparison with my muzzleloader against the tree.
(http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/oak_burl.jpg)