Wood ID please

Wow, three great pictures and I still don't have a guess. Just as well with my record of O and whatever for online ID's.

Somebody will surely recognize it with those pics.

Looks like locust

Leaf is wrong for locust.

The million $$$ question, How long do you have to let locust sit for? I split a full cord of locust and some people say wait 2yrs and others say burn right away.

jambx, that looks like mulberry to me.

what say you put your location in your signature, sometimes that helps identify wood as different species grow in different parts of the country/world.

ansehnlich1 said:

jambx, that looks like mulberry to me.

what say you put your location in your signature, sometimes that helps identify wood as different species grow in different parts of the country/world.

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+1
Mulberry. Mid to high btus, yellow wood turns redish brown as it dries. Nice find!
Supposed to be good for smoking but I've never tried it for that.

+1 mulberry.
Locust cannot be used too soon but will dry given a full season, maybe a little less especially if you split on the small side Not oak and not ash.

cottonwood.

Basswood - although I'm not too happy with the bark. Mulberry if I'm wrong. Cheers!

I have about 3/4 cord of maple also. Got a late start this yr. Any advice on wood I could split and burn by this winter?

Looks like mulberry to me too. Great wood, one of the very best in my opinion, burns long and throws plenty of heat. I'll take mulberry over oak any day.

church479 said:

The million $$$ question, How long do you have to let locust sit for? I split a full cord of locust and some people say wait 2yrs and others say burn right away.

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Also Mulberry. Locust needs one year max on seasoning. Along with white ash it starts out with low moisture content. Keep the splits big for over night burns.

yep. mulberry.
never burned it in any quantity but have made some fine longbows from it.
and damn those berries are delicious!

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onetracker said:

and damn those berries are delicious!

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And an excellent laxative for birds. Don't park a car near one.

Anyone think its a bradford pear ?

phatfarmerbob said:

Anyone think its a bradford pear ?

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Definitely don't think it's Bradford, the wood grain doesn't look righ to me, and Bradford is fresh in my mind since I split a bunch of it yesterday.

church479 said:

The million $$$ question, How long do you have to let locust sit for? I split a full cord of locust and some people say wait 2yrs and others say burn right away.

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Locust seasons fast due to low natural moisture content. I split some freshly cut locust yesterday and the mc was 26%, the tree was alive a week ago.

Well it definintely isn't locust, because both Black Locust and Honey Locust (the only two kinds we have) both have compound leaves. These leaves are simple - only one section to each leaf, not compound leaves with several small pieces connected by little stems. I think it looks like Mulberry because of the shiny leaves, the bark has sort of a wavy pattern, and the wood is yellow. Mulberry is fairly dense so I bet it takes a full year to season. Somehow it just doesn't look quite right for Bradford Pear, although bradford pear would also be nice firewood.