WOOD ID, would you keep this???
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aussiedog3
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Woody Stover
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Not sure what it is but looks like decent wood, and as mentioned, dry. Dry wood is the best kind; Easy sawing, splitting and burning! 
Osagebndr
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Pennsyltucky Chris
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Paulywalnut
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First piece looks like mulberry. Bark will fall off the middle is gone but it looks like nice dry wood.
Adabiviak
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The un-rotted portion seems to not be punky (and is probably very seasoned). I don't recognize the species, but I've burned worse. Heck, it's even going to be super easy to split.
red oak
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I was going to say elm also, but just my best guess. I would definitely take it! Easy to split, already dry, sounds like my kind of wood!
Take it, looking at the grains its a good hard wood. Or carefully cut it into 2ft sections and put it on the camp fire right side up, they make great torches.
mark cline
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It has the look and color of black cherry. Any idea how long its been down?I dug this out of a fence row today. What is it and would you keep it?
My guess is very OLD black locust which can lay on the ground for years w/o rotting and then decompose from the inside out. Great burning wood.
Wood Duck
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firefighterjake
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Beer Belly
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Ralphie Boy
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lindnova
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No sure what kind of wood, but looks similar to the bur oak I cut when dead like that. Should burn good. Will be tough on your chain though. Looks like you already have moved it so cut and burn it. I might leave some of the hollow rotting stuff in the woods, but once I have time invested in moving or cutting it it will be getting burned.
fireview2788
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Backwoods Savage
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midwestcoast
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I'm currently burning Silver Maple that is half punky. My house is warm.
That stuff there is solid & more dense than my maple ever was.
That stuff there is solid & more dense than my maple ever was.
I bucked it up and split it. The moisture meter read 8%, so in the Buck it went. I am enjoying some of it as we speak.
I have no idea how long it was out there, but it is burnig great.
I have no idea how long it was out there, but it is burnig great.
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