Wood ID help please

[ajazz]

So now that we are finally getting around to splitting wood, I'd appreciate some help identifying what it is that we are splitting. The first 2 pics are the same piece, just different sides. Same with the 2nd set of pics. The 1st set of pics shows some wood that is just a pain to split.

 

[crowescabin]

Elm

 

[LocustPocust]

Elm

Agreed.

 

[ajazz]

Agreed.

For the first set or the second? The second set has darker wood and splits quite easily.

 

[crowescabin]

They both look like elm to me. The second set looks like some dry limbcut elm.

 

[tigeroak]

the first 2 pic look to be cottonwood not for sure and the last 2 pic is 100% ash

 

[aansorge]

I would (wood?) have to agree with tiger oak. Look carefully at the inner bark on the first piece. It has that wet papery layer like cottonwood. Red elm also has this (if I remember correctly).

The second one looks to be ash.