FJD OR 37. Grassy Mountain. Miocene. Full round limb section with beautiful hardwood structures. One natural end. 8 by 9 cm polished face; 9 cm long; two pounds. $500
OR 38. Grassy Mountain. Miocene. Specimen round conifer that sat out in the elements, battered by wind and blowing sand for millennia, lending it an attractive, rugged exterior and a pleasing patina. Beautiful interior color. One natural end. 6.5 by 7 cm polished face; 10.5 cm long; one pound and nine ounces. $450
FJD OR 160. McDermitt Zimmerman Ranch Museum Specimen. Miocene Trout Creek formation. Full round limb section. Cut on both ends and polished on top. Great viewing under magnification with approximately forty growth rings of ring-porous hardwood structures – much eye appeal. No glue/No filler. 43 by 38 mm mirror-polished face; 44 mm tall; five ounces. $115
FJD OR 132. South Fork Crooked River Museum Specimen. Nice cabinet size. Cut and polished on one end, otherwise as found. The polished face reveals a perfect, smooth image that evokes a rising cloud comprising many concentric rings of agate. Super fine grained. Attractive all around. No glue/No filler. 6 by 6 cm mirror-polished face; 4.5 cm long; seven ounces. $150
FJD OR 175. South Fork Crooked River. Full round limb section, cut and polished on one end. A feature of wood from this locality is the color, which can be pink or bluish gray, mostly depending upon the angle of the light. This one has nice color and surface character. 4 by 7 cm face; 8.5 cm long; ten ounces. $55
FJD OR 21. South Fork of the Crooked River. Yellowish and thoroughly glassy full round limb cast, cut on both ends and polished on the top. Although completely agatized, this limb cast has the appearance of a small stump. Attractive wood impression exterior. Super solid. No glue or filler. 47 mm tall; 4.5 by 5 cm polished face; seven ounces. $200
FJD OR 26. McDermitt Zimmerman Ranch. Trochodendron. The collecting area known as McDermitt is a large area with numerous collecting sites that produce distinctly different fossil woods. My favorite is Zimmerman Ranch because of the lovely red patina on the exteriors, the fact that the limbs often have attractive external limb character, and because of the glassy, well-preserved cell structure. With McDermitt woods we often encounter rare varieties such as this beautiful specimen of Trochodendron, a rare vesselless hardwood. (Better to call it Trochodendron-like since it may be another of the rare vesselless angiosperms.) This is a near perfect branch section with well-preserved cell structure. No glue or filler. 22 by 42 mm polished face; 6 cm long; four ounces. SOLD