Wood ID
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claydogg84
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based on the leaf she just sent me I am thinking pin oak maybe....... Not 100% sure the leaf is from this tree tho.....
claydogg84
Minister of Fire
The leaf does look like a Pin Oak. A close up of the end grain and some split pieces would help confirm Oak.
heavy hammer
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Looks like oak to me. Maybe pin oak not that good at determining, but oak some kind of oak still good.
AmbDrvr253
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Wood Duck
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The wood is Maple, probably Norway Maple. The leaf is oak.
StihlKicking
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Could be a pin or shumard oak. Depending on location. They are almost indistinguishable to most people. Kinda like a hack or sugar berry. In St. Louis I would say you have about 50/50. Based on leaf alone.
Went by and couldnt get a 15inch long round to split. Wacked it 20-30 times with my fiskers just bounced off the stuff. Only wood I ever seen do that was hackberry.
Flame On
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Norway can be a pain to split. That light color inside makes me think that is what it is.
Pin oak doesn't require eyes to ID. Just smell it. It'll stink like a ballpark men's room.
Both were commonly planted as yard trees in the 50s and 60s so I've seen alot of them around my neighborhood and taken down each on my own lot.
Pin oak doesn't require eyes to ID. Just smell it. It'll stink like a ballpark men's room.
Both were commonly planted as yard trees in the 50s and 60s so I've seen alot of them around my neighborhood and taken down each on my own lot.
FaithfulWoodsman
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Leaf is a red oak variety. Most likely pin. That's not what the wood is though. Most likely a hard maple as others have said. Even soft maples that were yard trees can be a bear to split. More worth the effort if it's Norway. Nice catch.
Pennsyltucky Chris
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