Wood ID - Standing dead so no bark/leaves
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smokinj
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tfdchief
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Thistle
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Great looking wood there. Hard to tell unless its really up close.I've had dead Shagbark Hickory,American Elm & Ironwood/Hophornbeam all look like that.
Maple man
Burning Hunk
Not elm - no stringy to the split. Splits like a dream - completely clean. It's hard, but it's not heavy like a piece of oak.
My BIL said he saw some bark and thought it was dogwood - i have no idea though.
Gonna burn some this week since it's just completely dry
My BIL said he saw some bark and thought it was dogwood - i have no idea though.
Gonna burn some this week since it's just completely dry
JustWood
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babzog
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maple man said:
Pic 2 almost looks like a manitoba maple I cut down last week. The latter pics make it appear like elm as you say, or ash. Hard to tell.
Is the wood soft or hard? Heavy for the size, or light? Either way, looks good for this time of year.
nrford
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scotvl
Burning Hunk
Elm's out - this thing splits totally clean. It also splits relatively easy.
Doesn't smell sugary/sweet, which I thought sugar maple did. Could be wrong there.
Wood seems hard and feels like a middle-weight. It seems fully seasoned and has some heft, but similar in seasoned weight to elm - heavier than seasoned ash or pine (my most common comparators). Lighter than red oak. Not dissimilar to cherry.
Doesn't smell sugary/sweet, which I thought sugar maple did. Could be wrong there.
Wood seems hard and feels like a middle-weight. It seems fully seasoned and has some heft, but similar in seasoned weight to elm - heavier than seasoned ash or pine (my most common comparators). Lighter than red oak. Not dissimilar to cherry.
Backwoods Savage
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Being from SE PA I would guess silver maple because its pretty light when dry and often has a dark spot in the center
Dogwood is one of the easiest woods to split (right up there with ash). But the bark (what I can see of it) doesn't look right. I'd second maple.
CTguy9230
Feeling the Heat
Sweet pickin's bullseye firewood. I think your only wanting to know so you can target some more! :cheese:
I just worked up a couple of standing dead Red Elm (Dutch Elm disease killed them 5-6 years ago) that look just like that. the straight pieces split clean.
It almost looks like you could have taken those pics on my wood pile.
It almost looks like you could have taken those pics on my wood pile.
Burned a few pieces yesterday. Didn't hiss or spit out moisture, which is good, but burned super slow. I.e. wasn't putting out alot of heat, caught slowly, and just overall burned really slow while not acting like wet wood either. Didn't smoke or anything, just slow to light off. LOT of coals.
But this was with a mini-fire in which I included 2 medium splits in the start and that's how they behaved. I'm gonna stick a few splits on a roaring hot 450-500 degree coal bed and see what happens.
Joe
But this was with a mini-fire in which I included 2 medium splits in the start and that's how they behaved. I'm gonna stick a few splits on a roaring hot 450-500 degree coal bed and see what happens.
Joe
muncybob
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Joe, I have cut/split my fair share of dead maple around here and your pics look like what I've been seeing.
Cool. I've had red and silver maple so far, and this seems harder/heavier. So if this is sugar maple, outstanding 
Also explains why a decent amount of the tree was loved by the ants. SUGAR!!
Also explains why a decent amount of the tree was loved by the ants. SUGAR!!
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