Tree service score and ID please

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hareball

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Jersey shore/pines
A house up the street had some trees removed so I took a walk up and asked if they'd be willing to drop off some of the wood. The guy was more than happy to do so and dropped a load in the driveway. I asked one of the guys what one of the trees was and he said sycamore, I double checked with the guy that dropped it off and he said it was ash. The pic is a close up of a cut end resting on another round of the same. Thanks fellas!
 

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The picture in the top left is Sycamore, you can tell by the splotchy bark. Not sure on the other, but I'm inclined to believe the professional who said Ash.
 
hareball said:
A house up the street had some trees removed so I took a walk up and asked if they'd be willing to drop off some of the wood. The guy was more than happy to do so and dropped a load in the driveway. I asked one of the guys what one of the trees was and he said sycamore, I double checked with the guy that dropped it off and he said it was ash. The pic is a close up of a cut end resting on another round of the same. Thanks fellas!
lookd like oak and some sycamore to. must have been two trees. doesnt really look like ash to to me.
 
Pretty sure there are at least 3 types, red oak, pine, and the top left pic.
 
Lots of red oak mixed in with that pile. Dont see any Ash,,,,thats a great score with the local tree guy,,,,hopefully you made a good contact for wood. Seems like the guys down here are always willing to drop ya off a load or two of wood. If they dont drop it off, they have to pay to dispose of it. Good Score,,,get it split soon as ya can.
 
My best score yet at $60 !!
Getting started tomorrow, right after coffee.
I told the guy stop by, if the driveway is empty I'm ready.
 
+ 1 one Red Oak and Sycamore
 
+2 Red Oak, Sycamore, and some pine.
 
Thanks guys! How is Sycamore to split? I'm doing it by hand so am I gonna be getting out the wedges and sledge or will an 8 pound maul or fiskars splitting ax work? She was pretty round towards the bottom so might have to noodle if it's that bad.
 
hareball said:
Thanks guys! How is Sycamore to split? I'm doing it by hand so am I gonna be getting out the wedges and sledge or will an 8 pound maul or fiskars splitting ax work? She was pretty round towards the bottom so might have to noodle if it's that bad.

Sycamore isn't bad at all....I'd give it the maul treatment...doubt you'll need the wedges unless you get a knotty piece. Never used a Fiskars so I can't comment on that.
 
Thanks Lukem, just wrapped up on some of the red oak, now time to saw on some zzzzzzz's lol

Adios, not too much pine in there but if you look at the bottom pic you can see a round of pine farthest to the right.
 
coupla pieces of pine mixed in on the top of the pile.
Looks like it might be red pine.

sycamore for the smooth blotchy grey bark and red oak for the coarser stuff.
 
Adios Pantalones said:
Ahhh- I see it. Eyes are going with age

Thats the good thing about pine, you can close your eyes and feel for the icky sticky haha
 
billb3 said:
coupla pieces of pine mixed in on the top of the pile.
Looks like it might be red pine.

sycamore for the smooth blotchy grey bark and red oak for the coarser stuff.

Thanks man :coolsmile:
 
Have fun Hareball. Looks like you have some great firewood.
 
I think you have European Sycamore, also called London Plane Tree, plus Red Oak and Pitch Pine. The inner, lighter-colored bark of the sycamore is yellowish, indicating the european species instead of the American Sycamore. I doubt the difference matters to you. There is a Red Oak that has reddish heartwood and a lighter sapwood - there is a lot of that wood, must have been a big tree. I also see a few pieces of one of the yellow pines (in other words not White Pine) which could be Pitch Pine or Virginia Pine. I guessed Pitch Pine because New Jersey has a lot of them, but New jersey probably also has Virginia Pine. i don't think it was a very large tree because I don't see any large diameter pieces.
 
Thanks Dennis! Having a blast with the 8 pound maul except on the rounds that had big limbs I've gone at them with the antique wedges. Good exercise with tuna season around the corner!

WD, I'm with you on pitch. It's around average size for the area. There is about 25' total mostly under the pile and the largest is 18" across.
There looks like 2 red oaks but they must have chipped a good bit before I got to them. I should end up with about a cord on the oak. Of the 2 bottoms one is 30" and other is 28".
The sycamore has perfect shades of green camo patterns.

Pic of some of the oak split so far
 

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Good job on the wood. On a side note,,,did ya notice the 75 degree water in the Hudson Canyon this week???? I'm gettin the itch to make a run soon. Fueled today for the first time of the season,,,4.42/gallon/diesel
 
Have you tried to split any of the Sycamore yet? I remember it being stringy and tough to split, even with hydraulics. Decent wood though, ~20M btu.
 
Joey said:
Good job on the wood. On a side note,,,did ya notice the 75 degree water in the Hudson Canyon this week???? I'm gettin the itch to make a run soon. Fueled today for the first time of the season,,,4.42/gallon/diesel

Saw a local seafood place got in it's first local Mahi of the season! Gonna have to get a Roffers report soon!
What is your home port? I'm out of Barnegat Light.
 
Woody Stover said:
Have you tried to split any of the Sycamore yet? I remember it being stringy and tough to split, even with hydraulics. Decent wood though, ~20M btu.

I've pushed aside the bigger oaks after splitting what I could and am on the pine now so will be into the sycamore soon. Will let you know.
 
I see a couple of pieces that resembale ash but hard to tell for sure.
 
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