Wood ID by Bark ??

[Beer Belly]

Found a good amount of wood that fell from the recent storm here in Connecticut.....not sure of what species.....from what I see, looks like a Maple type Leaf....but the Bark looks like Shagbark Hickory....all flaky. I'm terrible when it comes to ID'ing a tree, but I can tell ya, what ever it is, It's hard enought to dull my chainsaw after 2 cuts. I also gotta tell ya, my chainsaw is a 36cc, 16inch Craftsman, with a new Oregon Chain....wanted to get a Stihl Farm Boss, took the money out of the bank for it, but the Wife used it for something else :roll:

 

[Ash_403]

Take a look through this list of trees. Try to guess first to narrow it down. It may help you out. Conn. has a lot of the same kinds of tree as listed on the link.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/5361/default.aspx

I can't help you with your wife's spending habits though.

Cheers.

 

[fahmahbob]

Sugar maple gets a shaggy bark as it gets big.

 

[smokinj]

Silver maple gets shaggy.

 

[firefighterjake]

http://www.umext.maine.edu/mainetreeclub/MTC.htm

I often use this . . . but I tend to ID trees easier by the leaf . . . a bit harder to do this time of year or when all you have is a bucked up piece of wood though.

 

[Waulie]

Sugar maple gets a shaggy bark as it gets big.

+1. If it is a big tree, with maple looking leaves, is hard on the saw, and feels darn heavy, I would vote sugar maple.

 

[Beer Belly]

I just noticed a branch with what looks like a Maple Leaf.....but that bark looks pretty "shaggy"

 

[Beer Belly]

There is mostly good size branches that came down.....could probably get a truck load or two out of it.....about 14 inches across, but 6 feet long....it's just beatin' the heck outa my saw

 

[ohlongarm]

Looks like black or aka swamp oak,excellent wood if thats it.

 

[cptoneleg]

That leaf in that picture is Whit oak leaf the bark is White Oad, I think I just went out and looked at one of mine and they apear to be the same maybe back up a little and get a picture.

 

[Beer Belly]

Hmmmmm....maybe I should make a trip back there and grab more hh:

 

[wooddope]

Looks like white oak to me get all you can

 

[EatenByLimestone]

If that pic is the tree you're getting the wood from, it be oak.

But to make you feel better, here is a shag(y)bark silver maple. They get shaggy bark when they are real old.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/EatenByLimestone/IMG_1025.jpg


http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/EatenByLimestone/IMG_1023.jpg


Matt

 

[Beer Belly]

Thanks for the pics Matt....got a union meeting tomorrow (I'm the Pres., gotta be there), then hopefully that stuff is still there for me to pick at....also took my dog for a ride today and scouted out some Ash....I believe. Pretty much Oak, Maple and Ash around my area, mixed in with a little Pine.....a lot of it on the ground in peoples yards since the storm blew thru.