wood identification help

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Rebelduckman

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Dec 14, 2013
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Pulaski, Mississippi
Come across these two this morning while cutting. Any guesses?

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The first kinda looks like Slippery (Red) Elm...not sure about the second. Sometimes it's hard to ID smaller trees or branches, where the bark isn't fully developed...
 
The first kinda looks like Slippery (Red) Elm...not sure about the second. Sometimes it's hard to ID smaller trees or branches, where the bark isn't fully developed...

Yea red elm crossed my mind. I don't know about the second. I guess some kind of birch but I may be way off.
 
the bark and giant rings make me think sumac. Giant rings generally mean crappy burning.
 
I know it's not tree of heaven. After cutting a couple by mistake I had those figured out
 
Nice pics though.
 
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I've only cut one, but I seem to remember River Birch being more salmon-colored...
 
I think it is all Staghorn Sumac. The wide growth rings are the result of the sumac growing really fast. It isn't very dense, but it will burn well.
 
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