Hey guys,
Can you help me ID this wood.
It was given to me by a friend that lives in a little neighborhood. They gave me a whole silver maple tree, and then they trimmed some branches off a couple trees that border their yard.
some of the branches i could tell came off of walnut - that was easy.
but a couple of the branches were from this tree, whatever it is. next time i see them, i'll ask if they happen to know what the tree is (although i seriously doubt it). Also, i'll try to go over some time after the tree has leafed out, as leaf id is usually much easier than bark/wood.
so here it is, its the yellowest wood i've ever seen. i've tried looking it up and the only think i could come up with is yellowwood but that has smooth bark, so its not that.
locust can be yellowish, but this is WAY more yellow and its definitely NOT locust ( i have tons of that ).
my other thought was osage orange, but this again is yellower and the bark isnt right - osage has tighter bark that forms distinct ridges.
this bark is flaky, kind of like white oak, but a little different.
tell me what you think. the tree is located in Bridgewater, VA which is in the shenandoah valley, in the northern and western part of the state - but I know the native trees and this as far as i can tell isnt a native tree.
THanks!
Can you help me ID this wood.
It was given to me by a friend that lives in a little neighborhood. They gave me a whole silver maple tree, and then they trimmed some branches off a couple trees that border their yard.
some of the branches i could tell came off of walnut - that was easy.
but a couple of the branches were from this tree, whatever it is. next time i see them, i'll ask if they happen to know what the tree is (although i seriously doubt it). Also, i'll try to go over some time after the tree has leafed out, as leaf id is usually much easier than bark/wood.
so here it is, its the yellowest wood i've ever seen. i've tried looking it up and the only think i could come up with is yellowwood but that has smooth bark, so its not that.
locust can be yellowish, but this is WAY more yellow and its definitely NOT locust ( i have tons of that ).
my other thought was osage orange, but this again is yellower and the bark isnt right - osage has tighter bark that forms distinct ridges.
this bark is flaky, kind of like white oak, but a little different.
tell me what you think. the tree is located in Bridgewater, VA which is in the shenandoah valley, in the northern and western part of the state - but I know the native trees and this as far as i can tell isnt a native tree.
THanks!
