Last year I got a nice log load of Pine. The Yellow, White and Red Pine were easy to Identify. This one is tough....Any help would be great...EXTREMELY TOUGH TO SPLIT
Tree I.D Please.....
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I thought I identified all of the Red Pine because the ones I split open( not shown in pics) were bright orange/reddish inside. Unless that is something else. These are so tough to split with a maul ax and wide wedges...I think I'm getting the chainsaw out and cutting them in half and then splitting them. Unlike anything I every split. Tougher than Elm, Oak and Iron Wood..
Wood Duck
Minister of Fire
SCots Pine, I think. Scots Pine has brown bark similar to a White Pine near the bottom of the trunk, but the upper trunk has reddish bark.
Pennsyltucky Chris
Minister of Fire
Pellet_Pete
Feeling the Heat
Yeah that's a good guess. Scotty (my pet name for it) grows like a corkscrew in most plantings, so I presume it would be a bear to split as well:
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
Well that's that! Cut all those rounds in half and then split them once. Put them off to the side. Next season I will use them for all-nighters. Amazingly, Scotch Pine has a higher BTU Rating than some maple, cherry and mostly all of Birch. Who would have thought....
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