Got quite a few stacks of this that have been cut and stacked, but not split. Been running low on wood so went and got/split a few. Wondered what it was so.
Wood Duck said:The wood lookd like some type of red oak. The bark looks like Chestnut Oak (Rock Oak) which is more like white oak. Maybe it is one of the less common red oaks and I am unfamiliar iwth the look of the bark, or maybe your Red oaks have unusual bark.
CodyWayne718 said:Alright, after looking, it looks like chestnut oak but it sure looked like BL at first. Bark had me thinkin y'all were silly!
FLINT said:I think that is definitely chestnut oak - and so is the tree behind your stack. Chestnut oak is the most common trees on the dryer ridges around here, and I cut plenty of it for firewood. Its good wood - a species of white oak.
I checked a range map and chestnut oak does occur in southern indiana, but not as far north as Indianapolis, which is why Jay probably isn't familiar with it.
Adios Pantalones said:If that's fresh split, I would not guess black locust, which is a paler color
FLINT said:I think that is definitely chestnut oak - and so is the tree behind your stack. Chestnut oak is the most common trees on the dryer ridges around here, and I cut plenty of it for firewood. Its good wood - a species of white oak.
I checked a range map and chestnut oak does occur in southern indiana, but not as far north as Indianapolis, which is why Jay probably isn't familiar with it.
CTYank said:Black Locust. What is the relative density? If very high- high, definitely BL.
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