Elm yes, but Red or other?

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3fordasho

Minister of Fire
Jul 20, 2007
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South Central Minnesota
Seemed to have stumped the "other" forum, what say yee? elm8.JPG elm7.JPG elm6.JPG elm4.JPG elm5.JPG
 
I say red elm. Usually when the bark comes off, its slimy/slippery too which is another giveaway.
 
You can almost see the chevron patterns between the growth rings, it looks like Red Elm to me. What was the argument? It seems cut and dry, but maybe Im missing something?
Maybe the tree is old, like dead old, it changes the color.
Have you split it yet?
 
You can almost see the chevron patterns between the growth rings, it looks like Red Elm to me. What was the argument? It seems cut and dry, but maybe Im missing something?
Maybe the tree is old, like dead old, it changes the color.
Have you split it yet?


Well I think red elm too. Others think the growth rings are too wide for red elm and say Siberian. I've cut plenty of Siberian and I really don't think this is that. Another saw the pic of the split round and said it can't be Elm at all because it split too clean.....
 
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