What about this round? Tell me what it is. There is more I can get, if its quality stuff!

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Don't know what I have here. Guess please.
Also think I know, but not sure. Very hard to split with maul. Still couldn't split one round.
 

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Wow, surprised no guesses. My thoughts are some kind of maple. It almost looks like poplar, but it is not spongy like poplar.
 
Some sort of hickory? It isnt like the maples we have around here that split great, Randy
 
I think possibly some type of hickory/pecan also.
 
Well....it's kind of hard to see. My first guess was white oak. Where are you located?
 
DMF said:
Well....it's kind of hard to see. My first guess was white oak. Where are you located?
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Not white oak. I've had plenty of that. I'm in north central NJ.
 
locust grove said:
I think possibly some type of hickory/pecan also.
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Might be a good guess there, based on the bark. Looks kinda like Pecan. Not sure about the split, but it looks like good wood to me. Below the split is a little piece of Dogwood so I'm thinking that pile is all good BTU stuff... Is this in your buddy's toss pile also?
 
Woody Stover said:
locust grove said:
I think possibly some type of hickory/pecan also.
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Might be a good guess there, based on the bark. Looks kinda like Pecan. Not sure about the split, but it looks like good wood to me. Below the split is a little piece of Dogwood so I'm thinking that pile is all good BTU stuff... Is this in your buddy's toss pile also?
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Very good woody, that is dogwood. The haul was a mix of very old oak, hickory, dogwood branches, and those unidentified rounds. Just glad they aren't poplar.
 
gzecc said:
Woody Stover said:
locust grove said:
I think possibly some type of hickory/pecan also.
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Might be a good guess there, based on the bark. Looks kinda like Pecan. Not sure about the split, but it looks like good wood to me. Below the split is a little piece of Dogwood so I'm thinking that pile is all good BTU stuff... Is this in your buddy's toss pile also?
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Very good woody, that is dogwood. The haul was a mix of very old oak, hickory, dogwood branches, and those unidentified rounds. Just glad they aren't poplar.
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I think its between some kind of hickory and pecan after doing a google search. If anyone can nail it, I would appreciate it.
 
Looks like elm to me. If it's heavy then I'd say pecan.
 
It could be hickory, and I am focusing on the stringy split. My question would be the weight: if the splits weight a bleeping ton, it's more likely that it is hickory. I have some that are about the size of a piece of bread that were cut, split and stacked in good sun in November of last year. They are heavy as lead and showing 18% on the moisture meter.
 
Mockernut hickory?
 
Pignut hickory....
 
Looks like the elm I cut over on the farm. Split it once, if it is really stringy and hangs together when you split it, you've got elm. I like having it in my woodpile, it's worth the hassle if you ask me.
 
Scotty Overkill said:
Looks like the elm I cut over on the farm. Split it once, if it is really stringy and hangs together when you split it, you've got elm. I like having it in my woodpile, it's worth the hassle if you ask me.
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Not stringy.
 
gzecc said:
Scotty Overkill said:
Looks like the elm I cut over on the farm. Split it once, if it is really stringy and hangs together when you split it, you've got elm. I like having it in my woodpile, it's worth the hassle if you ask me.
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Not stringy.
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Then I'm on board with jags......you've got pignut/mockernut.......
 
My money is on hickory of some kind too. Grab it up!
 
I don't know for sure the id, but that round looks like its been sitting awhile, and that may explain why it is hard to split with a maul.
 
I think that is American Elm. The bark seems too intricately patterned for Pignut Hickory. It may not have stuck together when split, but the split looks stringy to me. whether it is Elm or hickory I would go get more.
 
iod0816 said:
Pignut hickory def...
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yup, almost positive, have some in my yard, looks very similar.
 
Wood Duck said:
I think that is American Elm. The bark seems to intricately patterned for Pignut Hickory. It may not have stuck together when split, but the split looks stringy to me. whether it is Elm or hickory I would go get more.
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The bark on the round looks like American Elm but the split is hard to tell. I think it is definitely narrowed down to Elm or Hickory and either one I'd go for more.
 
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