Wood ID please

[FireAnt]

I was out cutting up tons of dead red cedar today when I saw this resting on cedar log. It was pretty tough to split but burned real nice in the stove. Running out of wood so I have been out in the woods looking for stuff to burn. I could turn the thermostat up but what would be the fun in that...

 

[lukem]

Elm. Not sure what variety would be common in your area, but it looks like red to me.

 

[gzecc]

either ash or norway maple.

 

[Mmaul]

This looks like ash to me.

 

[CrawfordCentury]

Ash.

 

[FireAnt]

Ash... interesting. I was thinking elm but I can't id a tree to save my life other than oak, hickory, or maple.

A lot is dead out in the woods. The bark is soft (but it's dead) and kind of a yellowish hue. The live ones are the same color.

I just split 2 1/2 cords of Norway Maple. This has a lot thicker bark.

 

[lukem]

Ash... interesting. I was thinking elm but I can't id a tree to save my life other than oak, hickory, or maple.

A lot is dead out in the woods. The bark is soft (but it's dead) and kind of a yellowish hue. The live ones are the same color.

I just split 2 1/2 cords of Norway Maple. This has a lot thicker bark.

I would have went with Ash if the wood didn't look so red. Most of the Ash I've split is lighter...he also mentioned it was tough to split. Ash is usually the easiest...even better than oak.

The bark def looks like Ash.

 

[FireAnt]

update on the splitting. Some were tough some were one swing.

 

[Wood Duck]

i would say it looks like Ash.

 

[JerseyWreckDiver]

Unless Elm and Maple have become ring porous woods.. it's Ash.

 

[CrawfordCentury]

update on the splitting. Some were tough some were one swing.

Ash is considered an E-Z splitting wood. I consider it to be variable. I split 12 cords a year of various species mostly with a 6lb maul. Some ash falls apart if you look at it cockeyed. But I've had a few rounds I give up on and rip with the chainsaw.

 

[gzecc]

The coloring of the wood looked like maple. My first guess was also ash.

 

[FireAnt]

update on the splitting. Some were tough some were one swing.

Ash is considered an E-Z splitting wood. I consider it to be variable. I split 12 cords a year of various species mostly with a 6lb maul. Some ash falls apart if you look at it cockeyed. But I've had a few rounds I give up on and rip with the chainsaw.

Exactly. 1 time it was 10 hits with my 8lb maul, next time it was 1 and I was swinging for the hills and buried the maul in the ground.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I'm going with Ash; if you look at the 3rd picture look at that little "hole" almost dead-center in the wood; Ash does that-don't know about any other wood but I know Ash has that hole.


I guess that's it's "Ash-hole" lol....

 

[maxed_out]

+1 asheroo gets my vote.

 

[Battenkiller]

Nice photos of the end and side grain makes this ash easy to identify.

 

[FireAnt]

Thanks everyone for all your help. It's burning nice in the stove right now!