Yeah, but this is from South Jersey. I doubt you'll find any alder of any size there, planted or otherwise. The only eastern native alders I know are shrubby: nowhere near as big as the trees these chunks must have come from.White Alder is a commonly planted tree in California.
he's certain it's a basswood
I'm not seeing a compound leaf there....The leaves in the first leaf pic look to be compound (not Beach), and the twigs in the same pic have a poplarish look. I'm stumped but I don't think Beach.
If it was Basswood, it would be a big step down in BTU. Fortunately for you, it's not.I brought a piece of the wood in for an old guy here at work to look at, He's say's he's certain it's a basswood You guy's know of this tree
That's the first time I've ever came across that wood, Maybe in the past I just wasn't paying attention, who knows, at any rate I hope it's good BTU's, I got a good 2/3 cord, not bad for curb side service.I'm almost 100% certain it's hackberry...
Woodstacker, this past winter, I was able to obtain about 2 + cord of sycamore, It's close but not multi colored and "MUCH" heavier and whiter in the middle. I'm getting the sense from the gang it's Hackberry. I just got done reading about them, there a decent midrange burning wood.sYcamore I THINK
That's why they call it 'HACKberry.' Actually, I've never split any so I don't know....might be one of those that splits better if you let the rounds sit a while. Sounds like it's really wet!"NOT"..... the fiskars "bounced" off for the first 6 hits, HOLY S#IT
That's why they call it 'HackBERRY.'for what it's worth, I found a small "pea" size fruit on some of the twigs.
That's why they call it 'HACKberry.'
Got it woody I'm not that dense.... Good oneThat's why they call it 'HackBERRY.'