Wood ID please

The last huge round DOES look like cherry, colorwize. But Black Cherry bark is thin. Thin and flakey.
You might be doubting it because the tree is in different stages of decomposition. There is fungal and mineral staining.
Was the tree dead?

Walnut has higher BTUs. ;-)

Could be cherry...a split would tell by the sweet smell and distinct grain..

Walnut. Cherry has a wavier grain. And it is not that color by a long shot

Looks like walnut, last picture with pinholes looks like butternut. In either case it's a nice load of wood!

Black walnut

Black Walnut. Medium heat. Tons of fine white ash.

dry it , burn it, do you think it might be walnut ,
Hogwildz, knows his walnut

Freshly bucked Walnut rounds can be extremely wet in the heartwood. A freshly split stack of Walnut smells like an expensive boardroom table.

I finally burned through the last of the crapload of Black Walnut I had for the last several years.
Wouldn't turn it away, but would not seek it out either.
My feelings are the same for Cherry.
Can't wait to burn it gone.
Lots of Oak stacked and waiting, and more to CCS also.
That works for me.

Hogwilneeded z said:

I finally burned through the last of the crapload of Black Walnut I had for the last several years.
Wouldn't turn it away, but would not seek it out either.
My feelings are the same for Cherry.
Can't wait to burn it gone.
Lots of Oak stacked and waiting, and more to CCS also.
That works for me.

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I hear ya.
I just take what I can get and burn it as needed for heat output

wahoowad said:

Thanks for advice on the walnut. Sounds like I should plan to burn it as shoulder season wood.

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Walnut is not a bad wood, got me through a winter or three, best if mixed with Oak or something longer burning with less ash.
The problem I have with Walnut & Cherry is all that ash, which also covers everything below and actually insulates the wood below that is buried in ash.
Great for having coals the next morning, not so good for higher BTU output.
The Walnut ash is so fine, it actually packs down with a scoop shovel very well, but still requires cleaning much more than other hard woods.
Black Walnut is a shame to burn it's beauty, down to a big pile of ash. But heat is heat in the end.

Split it thick, and get the bark off prior to burning. Loosens up when seasoned.