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  1. ailanthus Member

    joined: Feb 17, 2012
    196 posts
    Shen Valley, VA
    A buddy of mine who is in the landscaping business dropped off dumptruck load of storm damaged tree logs the other day. I told him I wasn't picky and any hardwood would be fine. I know part of it is bradford pear, which I think should be decent, and at least half the load is this stuff: wood5.jpg wood4.jpg
    It seems pretty light and is almost white inside when split. There were a few sticks in the load with maple leaves, so could this be some kind of maple? Doesn't seem like the greatest stuff, but I'm really curious what it is. Any ideas? I know the pictures aren't the greatest.

    And here's a picture of the pile. So far I'm guessing I've gotten at least 4 cord of storm damage wood in the past week - 2+ from my walnut tree that got damaged, this load, another load that someone else is bringing here to dump off, and a few small loads that I picked up curbside just from driving through a few neighborhoods after the storm.
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  2. Wood Duck Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 26, 2009
    3,764 posts
    Central PA
    I think the light colored wood is maple, and the wilty leaves in a couple of the photos indicate Sugar Maple. For some reason the leaves look odd to me.
  3. weatherguy Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 20, 2009
    2,716 posts
    Central Mass
    Looks like maple to me too, thats the good thing about storms, hate to see them because they can cause so much damage and lost lives but theres usually a lot of good wood for the taking.
  4. onetracker Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2011
    593 posts
    rondout valley ny
    could be norway maple...are the back of the leaves opaque or glossy ?
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  5. PA. Woodsman Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 26, 2007
    642 posts
    Emmaus, Pennsylvania
    It's a type of Maple, hardwood but a little more on the softer side if that makes sense. I get that here a lot in Eastern PA.-it's good stuff, easy to work with, burns nice, etc. I grab it when I see it.
  6. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,181 posts
    Michigan
    Looks like a young soft maple. Split it and you can burn it in 6 months. It also makes excellent kindling and is easy to split.
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  7. Wood Duck Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 26, 2009
    3,764 posts
    Central PA
    Those leaves are not Red Maple. The edges of Red Maple leaves have many small teeth, but the leaves in the picture do not. The bark on the tree does not look like Norway Maple. I'll stick with Sugar Maple.
  8. bogydave Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 4, 2009
    7,787 posts
    So Cent ALASKA
    Nice score.
    Whatever kind of maple it is, it's good wood.
    Add in it was delivered, you got it at a good price ;)
    Split & stacked pictures :)
  9. TreePointer Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 22, 2010
    1,313 posts
    Western PA
    Maple. Leaves look more like Norway than sugar.
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  10. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,477 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    Maple of some sort . . . firewood to be sure.
  11. Scotty Overkill firewood hoarder

    joined: Sep 24, 2011
    6,842 posts
    central PA
    That whole pile isn't maple, but some of the maple that I see in it is definately Norway maple. Which is a really good firewood. Seems to take a bit longer to season than silver or red maple, but not as long as sugar maple. Also looks like some silver maple in there too! Either way, that's good stuff. Your pear will also be a good firewood. Get that stuff split and stacked, keep the splits on the small to medium side and it should be ready this winter.
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  12. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,181 posts
    Michigan
    I fully agree Scott.

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