ID please

[hareball]

My scrounger dude dropped off some wood yesterday and said there were 3 more truckloads of this stuff. Thanks guys!

 

[smokinj]

Looks like Austrian Pine to me..

 

[Bubbavh]

Maybe Sass. Bark looks a bit odd though.

 

[kestrel]

Chestnut oak? Does it smell?

 

[CountryBoy19]

My first instinct was cottonwood... but I'm not so sure after looking studying for a bit...

I don't really know... can you help us with more details please? Smells, relative weight, etc.

 

[ROBERT F]

Bark does somewhat resemble pine????

 

[bsearcey]

I was thinking Chestnut Oak too.

 

[hareball]

I will be out tomorrow working on some stacking and will check for smell and weight. Thanks guys!

 

[ROBERT F]

Pitch pine probly if it is pine??? how tight are the growth rings?

 

[jstellfox]

Its definitely Chestnut/Rock Oak. Should burn well for you

 

[FLINT]

Its definitely Chestnut/Rock Oak. Should burn well for you

I agree, that is definitely chestnut oak - its the most common tree on the drier ridges around here. I burn quite a bit of it.

its good wood - get all of it that you can. splits easy enough if there aren't too many knots.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Hard to tell without being in front of it, but it appears as one of those long needled pine types- pitch, ponderosa, etc.

 

[Jags]

Trying to figure out a round about age from the first pic is tough, but I would venture a guess at about 25-30 years. Taking into consideration the size of the round and the size of the growth rings, I doubt if it is Oak. I'm going with a Pine variety as well.

 

[polaris]

The rings appear too large for any oak I'm familiar with. I have never cut any pine but if I'm guessing I'll say some sort of pine as well.
Joe

 

[hareball]

Strong smell on a fresh split, smells like cat piss. Weight is there but for the size don't feel as heavy as the average oak.

 

[bsearcey]

I'm still saying Chestnut Oak. But just to be sure try and find a leaf on your next load.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

The medulary rays in the split tell me "oak".

I keep hearing people say that certain oaks smell like cat pee- including red oak. I never got that- it always smelled like steak sauce or something to me.

What do you guys feed your cats?

 

[Jags]

Yep, that pic of the split screams "oak"

 

[hareball]

Last year for the first time i split red, white and pitch pine and it was all a pita! This piece split just about complete with one hit of the maul.

 

[hareball]

better shot

 

[FLINT]

that is definitely 100% chestnut oak

 

[CountryBoy19]

The medulary rays in the split tell me "oak".

Yup, I would say it's an oak.

/thread

 

[bsearcey]

Last year for the first time i split red, white and pitch pine and it was all a pita! This piece split just about complete with one hit of the maul.

Ah yes. The beauty that is splitting oak. Chestnut splits more like red oak than white (not as stringy). Makes you feel like a man.

 

[Redburn]

Oak..... I used hike this spot and always marveled at how big the giant oaks where n that the bark was so different.... Then they built houses there n clear cut the trees I did get some wood it looked just like that bark remember the acorns where huge.....

 

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

That wood is junk!

This late in the year you better plan on trading that for something more useful.

Due to the fact that I'm an upstanding guy (when I'm not sitting) I will trade you even up any mix you want of Aspen, Bass, Pine and Witch Hazel for that [del]Chestnut Oak[/del] junk wood you got dumped on ya!!

Jimbo