Need wood confirmation

[Rebelduckman]

My hunting buddy cut this down and gave it to me. I think this is ash but need you guys to reassure me.

 

[Clyde S. Dale]

The bark of the round does look like ash. Beyond that hard to tell...

 

[Rebelduckman]

The bark of the round does look like ash. Beyond that hard to tell...

7 leaflets and opposite branching if that helps. Can only be ash right?

 

[Jags]

It sure has all of the components of ash.

 

[mstoelton]

The split and the bark say ash. Pith too!

 

[Applesister]

Is the wood super super super heavy?
Because the bark looks like pignut hickory, opposite branching aside.
And you guys always mention the telltale "pinhole" which is very pronounced. Not really a hickory characteristic.
Just saying.

 

[Razo]

Looks like ash to me

 

[Woody Stover]

Is the wood super super super heavy?
Because the bark looks like pignut hickory, opposite branching aside.
And you guys always mention the telltale "pinhole" which is very pronounced. Not really a hickory characteristic.
Just saying.

Despite a slightly diamond-looking bark in a couple spots, that does look a bit like Pignut bark. But they usually have five leaflets (not always, though.) A really good split pic,where we can see how the grain fractures, should help (end-grain was in the best focus in the pic.) I would bet on White Ash, though...

 

[Soundchasm]

Get it split, and if it burns six months from now it's Ash, and if it burns two years from now, it's Hickory.

 

[Rebelduckman]

Despite a slightly diamond-looking bark in a couple spots, that does look a bit like Pignut bark. But they usually have five leaflets (not always, though.) A really good split pic,where we can see how the grain fractures, should help (end-grain was in the best focus in the pic.) I would bet on White Ash, though...

 

[Rebelduckman]

Gotta be hickory y'all, splits like crap

 

[peakbagger]

That last shot sure doesn't look like ash. Generally ash is one color from the center to the outer edge. I have never seen it with a red tint.

 

[Woody Stover]

OK, on that last pic, the bark profile doesn't look like Ash, end grain looks more Hickory, and Hickory gets those spots in the sapwood when it starts to die. Good thing no one took my bet. Pic of split grain, if you get a chance?

 

[Jags]

Yeah - that end grain shows a whole different critter.

 

[Applesister]

OMG! that is sooo hickory! lol
Maybe not quite pignut.
Maybe that never talked about close cousin Red Hickory?
Im not up on the scientific differences but Red has 7 leaflets, the pignut with 7 leaves.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

Hickory, Good stuff.

 

[Woody Stover]

That last shot sure doesn't look like ash. Generally ash is one color from the center to the outer edge. I have never seen it with a red tint.

I see some Ash with heartwood that's a little darker...

 

[nrford]

That's Hickory all right.

 

[Rebelduckman]

That's Hickory all right.

Yep my back can vouch for it too!

 

[Wood Duck]

If it has opposite branching it is not a Hickory, it is an Ash.

 

[Rebelduckman]

If it has opposite branching it is not a Hickory, it is an Ash.

My screwup, the leaflets looked opposite of one another but the branches on the tree weren't.