Wood ID help

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Garbanzo62

Minister of Fire
Aug 25, 2022
628
Connecticut
Can I get some help on IDing this wood. Shown is the bark and split

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2nd maple. End grain pic would be nice.
 
As requested, pics of end grain. Note: there is some Ash in the pile behind those splits

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Yep, that's maple. The spalting (dark grain) is a dead giveaway. Most maple has some sort of spalting but red maple especially. Box Elder even has red spalting! It's on the low to medium end of the BTU spectrum for hardwoods but it's still a hardwood and good quality firewood. I heat my house last year almost exclusively with red maple.