Hey Ya'll, Been awhile sense I've been on hear. Been busy working. Just got this load of wood from my local tree guy. He called it a May tree. I've never heard of a May tree. When googled it says it's a hawthorn. Any guesses??? Thanks Pat
Wood ID, May tree??
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thewoodlands
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Thistle
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Most dont get very big, 10-12" diameter & rarely over 40' tall,are distant cousins to apple,pear,cherries,plum,peach etc.Wood is quite hard,before 'modern' plastics & ceramics it was used for a variety of small household & kitchen items.Watch the thorns though,on certain species can be 2" long & as nasty as Honey Locust in the 'wild'.
Woody Stover
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I couldn't find a lot concerning the heat value, but what I did see indicates that it's good stuff.
Wood Duck
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I don't think that is a Hawthorn. I'd guess it is a Cherry. The leaves look just like the leaves on some of the non-native cherries such as Edible Cherry, and the bark resembles some of the ornamental cherries. I don't see any thorns on the twig and I think I see the characteristic light-colored marks that occur on cherries.
Backwoods Savage
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I'm not positive what it is but do not think it is a hawthorn. Leaf for sure does not look like hawthorn.
Woody Stover
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onetracker
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hey cuber -
a way to reliably id a species is by the leaf scar. i looked around quick this morning for an online resource but couldn't find one. a field guide to trees (with pages and ink and glue and a cover) would be your best bet. if you have a macro function on your camera and post a closeup photo of the leaf and a leaf scar that would be helpful. the field scientists where i work can tell a species by the cell structure in the wood. i can do that on a couple of species but i'm not that good.
a way to reliably id a species is by the leaf scar. i looked around quick this morning for an online resource but couldn't find one. a field guide to trees (with pages and ink and glue and a cover) would be your best bet. if you have a macro function on your camera and post a closeup photo of the leaf and a leaf scar that would be helpful. the field scientists where i work can tell a species by the cell structure in the wood. i can do that on a couple of species but i'm not that good.
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