I started bucking a fallen tree that appears to be some kind of oak but it was unusual enough that I wanted to check with the group here. It had been standing dead for years--long enough to start getting punky, which made the ID more difficult--and finally fell over. I was in no hurry to process it because the bark looked like pine or some other softwood. I finally went at it, mostly to get it out of the way, and was surprised to find that it was a lot harder to buck than pine. It has rays and a faint smell reminiscent of oak, but the bark and wood look different than the red oak that's very common around me. I have a few white oaks here and was wondering if that's what this is. Or is this something entirely different?
White oak magic!
