Wood ID help please

[C.W.S.]

Hey folks. First post, be kind please.

Looking for some thoughts on what I may have picked up and split. I live in central AL.

Pictures attached of logs in the round, split, and leaf that was in the pile I retrieved from.

Knot free pieces were a little stringy but split easily. Knotty pieces took a lot of effort.

 

[Kevin Weis]

Going to say Ash. But next guess would be Elm but I don't think American Elm. Kevin

 

[jackatc1]

It looks like a Holm Oak.
That is native to England.

 

[baseroom]

Not from your part of the country! Welcome BTW! Could it be Live Oak?

 

[Kevin Weis]

If that's oak then with that leaf and if its native then Water Oak or as was said Live Oak. But leaf on Live Oak I think is different?

 

[baseroom]

Live Oak leaves look nothing like the ones I'm used to. Live oak is evergreen hence the name. It does have acorns. Maybe look and see if there are any lying around. Anyway looks l
like a good score.

 

[C.W.S.]

Live Oak leaves look nothing like the ones I'm used to. Live oak is evergreen hence the name. It does have acorns. Maybe look and see if there are any lying around. Anyway looks l
like a good score.

 

[C.W.S.]

Thanks for the responses.

I’d be surprised if it’s a live oak. Those tend to grow closer to the coastline in Alabama.

I’ve got a water oak in my backyard, while younger, the bark is pretty different.

I think it’s a pretty good score as well but not knowing is driving me nuts.

Also, it’s possible that the leaf picture I’ve included was from a trimming different than the wood I split. Lots of work done in that yard and all in the same pile.

I found some government sponsored resource that will take up to three samples per year and do a lab ID. Might head that direction. Talk about overkill, but who cares.

 

[jackatc1]

I think your find was planted many years ago, either as a sapling,or possible an acorn.
Imported from England, or some place in the Mediterranean.


https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/vi...itish-trees/common-non-native-trees/holm-oak/

 

[BenTN]

We're those leaves stiff like cardboard? They could be from the plant behind which appears to be laurel or rhododendron. Closer pics of the bark, end grain and fresh splits will help with the ID.

 

[BenTN]

Just from the splits I would guess red oak.

 

[Simonkenton]

I don't know the leaf but the wood certainly looks like oak.

 

[armanidog]

I say saw tooth oak. Originally from Asia, planted widely in the USA back in the 60's-70's. Now naturalized in the USA.
The acorns have a very spiky cap, look like chestnuts.

http://forestry.sfasu.edu/faculty/s...otographs/433-quercus-acutissima-sawtooth-oak

 

[Simonkenton]

Imported from Asia, huh. I just love that. Like we don't have enough native oak trees in America.

That is the same kind of genius who brought over the Asian chestnut trees in 1904, like we didn't have enough native chestnut trees in America.
And their imported trees carried the blight and completely destroyed the American chestnut trees. I have 39 acres in the NC mountains and in 1900 20 percent of the trees on my land were chestnut, dropping tons of nuts every fall for deer and turkey, and people to eat. The wood was used for everything, barns, log cabins, furniture.

All destroyed because some genius decided to import chestnuts from Asia.

 

[C.W.S.]

We're those leaves stiff like cardboard? They could be from the plant behind which appears to be laurel or rhododendron. Closer pics of the bark, end grain and fresh splits will help with the ID.

Thanks again for all of the responses.
I’ve taken a fewer close up pics of end grain, splits and bark. Hope they are helpful. And now that my allergies have calmed down I’m pretty certain it’s some type of oak - used the trusty nose.

 

[Modenacart]

Thanks again for all of the responses.
I’ve taken a fewer close up pics of end grain, splits and bark. Hope they are helpful. And now that my allergies have calmed down I’m pretty certain it’s some type of oak - used the trusty nose.

Splits look just like the willow oak I split last year


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[BenTN]

Thats oak. Great score

 

[FLINT]

the wood does look like some kind of oak. do not recognize those leaves though.

 

[nrford]

Willow Oak+1

 

[jackatc1]

How does this picture compare to your leaves.


https://www.google.com/search?q=hol...AhUBMd8KHcZYA2EQ9QEIVjAG#imgrc=_SD2n6MaoHkJ3M:

 

[CincyBurner]

From op's post #1 it's difficult to see the margin of the leaf on these wilting leaves.
If leaves have an entire margin (smooth/ no serrations or lobes) then it could be shingle oak, or laurel oak - http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=70
. . . an easy to use dichotomous key from VT - http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/idit.htm

This a good resource too. - https://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/fieldguide.pdf

 

[C.W.S.]

Willow Oak is the winner. Saw a tree trimming crew next to the lot where I retrieved my haul from.

Thanks for all the help.