cut wood ID

[metalfingers]

I thought I'd get flamed for posting this but I read in another thread you guys like to ID wood. I hope it's true cause I'm a newb and falling fast for this stuff. Have no idea what most trees are, but I'll start with this one. Drug it up from my ravine, cut & split it. Looking to burn it next winter but I'd love to know what it is. Had no leaves, just the main trunk lying there, about 26" diameter, in central IL

 

[jetsam]

Looks like maple to me. I like maple. Not quite as many BTUs as oak, but it dries faster, and it's often very pretty.

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

I say hard maple [emoji260]


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[aansorge]

I'm leaning towards Silver Maple but am not to sure.

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

Looks like maple to me as well. More like red or silver.

 

[TheBigIron]

Looks like hard Maple..

 

[metalfingers]

wow, I was way off. Thanks

 

[Darbycrash]

Maple.

 

[bboulier]

Why rule out pine? Definitely worth burning.

 

[Hesta]

Why rule out pine? Definitely worth burning.

I have to burn pine. That's all we have around here. Works fine in an older stove, just now today ordering a Madison and a Tranquility to replace a pellet stove and a propane stove, and I'm pretty nervous about it. But you can't cook on a pellet stove, and it costs a thousand bucks to refill the propane. And the electric goes out here in the winter A LOT.

 

[TreePointer]

The folks here love a good wood ID challenge, and many can do it without leaves. Bark is good, and showing the butt end of a cut log (as you did) helps, too. For future reference, if there are any twigs with buds and/or leaf scars, those can be the gold standard for nailing down the ID for a particular species.

Also, don't forget your nose! Everyone knows what a pine smells like. If you ever smell a freshly cut oak, it will smell like oak boards at your local lumber supplier.