FREE Oak Score today -which type???

It isn't gum. Gum has a thicker bark almost like locust and the very center is more along a green tint. I've had nightmares about gum since 2011 when I cut two down, hauled them all home as rounds, and then figured out what they were after two pickup loads were already in my driveway. DAMN

Definitely maple and you did good with it.

+1 with norway maple

they've been "banned" here in Ma
burning as firewood is an approved use

anything left?

BillLion said:

Could it possibly be red maple? I ask because I have some red that had similar markings on the inside...

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I think the bark on Reds is a little flakier. There are a lot of hybrids planted, though....

BillLion said:

Funny, I has a lot of Norway maple that I burned last year and I loved it! I guess I didn't connect it because the tree guy told me it was oak, and I'm still learning my tree IDs.

I'm actually quite happy, because I have some oak seasoning and if rather have some stuff ready earlier.

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Looks like Norway maple , great score . Hard to believe that the "tree guy" , I'm assuming the cutter, doesn't know his wood ID.

billb3 said:

+1 with norway maple

they've been "banned" here in Ma
burning as firewood is an approved use

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Why are Norways banned? How does legislation make that come about?
They are classified as an Invasive species and I understand that somewhat but...
My father always loved them and we planted Norways everywhere we lived.
How would they Ban them?
By not allowing nurseries to sell them?

I'm confused. The splits look like maple but the CL pic shows a tree that is holding its leaves still. The pic must have been taken in the fall cuz I don't know of any maples that hold their leave thru the winter. Only oaks.

Applesister said:

Why are Norways banned? How does legislation make that come about?
They are classified as an Invasive species and I understand that somewhat but...
My father always loved them and we planted Norways everywhere we lived.
How would they Ban them?
By not allowing nurseries to sell them?

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Yes
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/agr/farm-products/plants/prohibited-plant-list-faq.html


they were a popular street planting tree in the fifties and sixties even out here in the more rural areas
If you wanted shade and wanted it yesterday they were the tree to plant
most ( but not all ) have since been cut down from front lawns as virtually nothing will grow under them due to their aggressive root structure which even competes with the lawn and the dense canopy which blocks out light. More of a problem as they mature.

Those planted on my street back then are the forefathers of all those about an eighth mile from the street north, the seeds carried on the predominant SW wind. In the woods, they'll outpace even pines growth-wise competing for canopy and in a clearing with them as first generation growth there is nothing under them. I've never seen even poison ivy or wisteria growing on them or under them with much vigor if at all , usually just a few oddball tough weeds.

I don't see where they are as aggressive invasively as or even a problem in the environment as say kudzu or russian olive, but they are not a native species and there is some concern that with their aggressive growth they could easily become one.
We have a crimson red in the back yard still. It grows mostly along the driveway where we don't want grass anyway but a couple of yews near it don't do so well.

I just love That nice golden color that the maple has when freshly split, most of mine turned blackish, but I have a piece I saved in my garage that still looks golden, I believe they make great kitchen cabinets out of this stuff...

Ram 1500 with an axe... said:

I just love That nice golden color that the maple has when freshly split, most of mine turned blackish, but I have a piece I saved in my garage that still looks golden, I believe they make great kitchen cabinets out of this stuff...

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Cabinets, floors, butcher block counters, furniture, etc.....

Bill, you haven't been to Norway lately?

BillLion said:

I watched Lilyhammer; does that count?

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Good enough!